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Pearse Collection: Recent submissions
Now showing items 121-140 of 202
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a late 18th century chair in the Sheraton taste. It has plain square tapered legs braced by stretchers. The seat is upholstered and the back has three decorative slats forming arches at the top rail. ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting an escritoire belonging to Mrs. N. Mark. Below the desk are three drawers shaped in plan (linenfold), within a splayed frame. The unusual cornice has a carved key block. It is the same piece shown in ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a tall gueridon belonging to Mr. M. G. Mackeurtan. The upper shaft is barley-sugar turned and is topped by a flat, circular tray on which the candlestick was placed. See Fig. 184 on p. 163, and Plate ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a cupboard of the cabinet on stand type, housed at Groote Schuur. Its base has cabriole legs, an ornate apron and curved, crossed stretchers. It has one drawer and quite a heavy cornice. For similar ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a small chest of drawers with cabriole legs. It is made of Coromandel wood, with silver fittings copied from a box at the Koopmans de Wet House. At the time it was photographed it belonged to Mr. William ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a wall cupboard at Meerlust. The gabled pediment has a carved key block for displaying ornaments, and the frame is splayed. The upper glazing bars of the doors are shaped. It is the same piece shown ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a chest of drawers of the linenfold low type with a shaped top, probably from the late 18th century. It has heavy, squat cabriole legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet. Photograph probably considered ...
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(2008-10-23)Photograph depicting a relatively simple low cupboard of the dining room type, date unknown. It is located at Groote Schuur and has fielded panels and a carved apron.
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(2008-10-21)Photograph by Arthur Elliot depicting a typical blue-and-white V.O.C. dish in the Chinese Wanli style, provenance unknown. Decorated in underglaze blue, the monogram in the well is surrounded by pomegranates, cammellias ...
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Komvoor (2008-10-21)Photograph of a square, wooden komvoor, or foot warmer, with perforated top. Komvoors were regarded as utilitarian, consumable objects. A charcoal container or tessie would have been inserted through the hole or from the ...
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(2008-10-21)Photograph depicting a chair resembling the Tulbagh type, dating from the late 17th century and located at Groote Schuur. It has a barley sugar turned frame. The back panel is carved and caned, and the seat is upholstered.
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(2008-10-21)Photograph depicting a built-in small wall cupboard with glass doors and a gabled pediment. It appears to be the same wall cupboard from La Provence depicted in Plate 25 (measured by Norman Hanson and drawn by Pearse) on ...
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Bed (2008-10-21)Photograph of a free-standing stump bedstead from the William Campbell Museum. It can not be seen whether the frame is thonged or caned. The untapered wooden posts have vertical fluting and ball finials, and the footboard ...
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(2008-10-21)Photograph depicting a small and unusual box made from veneered and inlaid wood. It has splayed front corners and a simple Neo-classical escutcheon plate. Its purpose could be that of either a jewellery, document or writing ...
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(2008-10-17)Photograph depicting an ornamental silver key escutcheon. It appears to be from mrs. Gordon's coromandel chest of drawers, not original but copied from a box at Koopmans de Wet House. It is shown in Fig. 142 on p. 116 of ...
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(2008-10-17)Photograph depicting an ornamental silver drawer handle. It appears to be from mrs. Gordon's coromandel chest of drawers, not original but copied from a box at Koopmans de Wet House. It is shown in Fig. 142 on p. 116 of ...
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(2008-10-17)Photograph by Robert Ellis depicting a typical 18th century china cabinet. The lower portion consists of a single drawer - the front of which is shaped in plan - supported by cabriole legs with club feet. The cornice follows ...
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(2008-10-17)Photograph depicting a mid-18th century cane chair belonging to Major Jardine. It has curved legs and club feet. Note that only the backrest and seat are caned while the sides are not. It appears to be the same piece shown ...
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(2008-10-17)Photograph depicting an attractive dining room. The brick fireplace, wood panelling & dark furniture display Arts & Crafts characteristics. The ceiling is of pressed steel.
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(2008-10-17)Photograph depicting an amoire at Koopmans De Wet House. It has several carved ornaments on the cornice, doors, legs and base rail. It is the same piece shown in Fig. 170 on p. 142, and in Plate 45 on p. 143 (measured by ...
Now showing items 121-140 of 202