Browsing Archive (Architecture) by Subject "Eighteenth Century"

Browsing Archive (Architecture) by Subject "Eighteenth Century"

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  • Alms dish, Lutheran Church, Cape Town 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Howie, W.D. (Duncan) (2008-10-17)
    Photograph of a brass alms dish from the Lutheran Church in Cape Town. It is the same item depicted in the photograph by Duncan Howie, published as Fig. 195 on p. 173 of the 1960 edition of "Eighteenth Century Furniture ...
  • Armoire at Alphen near Wynberg 
    Bryer, Montague Leo (1912-1987); Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-17)
    Measured preparatory drawing No. 5F of the side elevation and two key escutcheons of the armoire at Alphen, done by Monte Bryer. The final drawings, measured by John Fassler and drawn by Geoffrey Pearse, were published as ...
  • Armoire, Alphen 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-23)
    Photograph depicting an armoire from Alphen. It has a frame with canted corners. The elaborate gabled pediment has a carved key block and ornaments. The bottom part with bombé drawers has a carved apron. See also pages 130 ...
  • Armoire, Koopmans De Wet House 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Bryer, Montague Leo (1912-1987); Schmidt, Daniel Heinrich; Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (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 ...
  • Built-in cupboard, "Nederburg" 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-17)
    Photograph of a wall cupboard at Nederburg, decorated with intricate wood carving. It appears to be the same one depicted in Fig. 117 on page 93, and in Plate 24 of the 1960 edition of "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South ...
  • Camphor and stinkwood wardrobe, middle 18th century 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Fassler, John (1910-1971) (2008-10-17)
    Measured preparatory drawing No. 4 F, by John Fassler, of a camphor and stinkwood cupboard at Koopmans de Wet House in Cape Town. The final drawing was done by Geoffrey Pearse, and published as Plate 37 on page 123 of the ...
  • Chair, F.K. Kendall's collection 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-31)
    Photograph depicting a late 17th century chair with no armrests and a thonged seat of "riempies". It has a shaped top rail, uprights with finials, peg top turned legs and a split back splat.
  • China cabinet 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Ellis, Robert (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 ...
  • Cupboard 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-31)
    Photograph depicting a cupboard with ball-and-claw feet, and doors with fielded panels and shaped tops. It has quite an elaborate cornice with carved key block, and linenfold drawers. An unusual feature is the apron moulding ...
  • Decorations on wardrobes, Groote Schuur and Groot Constantia 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-15)
    Measured preparatory drawings of wardrobe decorations. The top drawing shows the key block of an armoire at Groote Schuur in Cape Town. The two bottom drawings depict a key block and pilaster ornament on a corner cupboard ...
  • Eighteenth Century Glass at Groote Schuur 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: photograph depicting a variety of richly engraved 18th century glass housed at Groote Schuur. It includes a wine glass, port or sherry glasses, beakers and a decanter. It is uncertain whether ...
  • Escritoire, mrs. Purcell's collection 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (2008-10-17)
    Photograph depicting an escritoire once in the possession of Mrs. Purcell, but now housed in the Africana Museum, Johannesburg. It has a decorative cornice and four drawers, the fronts of which are shaped in plan. It is ...
  • Escutcheon, Groot Constantia 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (2008-10-17)
    Photograph depicting an intricately chased silver key escutcheon at Groot Constantia. It resembles those depicted in Chapter Eight of the 1960 edition of prof. Geoffrey Pearce's book "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South Africa".
  • Footboard of a bed 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-17)
    Two black and white photographs depicting the carved footboard of a wooden bed - one photograph taken from the front, the other from the back.
  • Handle on cupboard, Koopmans de Wet House 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (2008-10-17)
    Photograph depicting a relatively simple metal handle on a cupboard at Koopmans de Wet House.
  • Key escutcheon 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (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 ...
  • Koopmans de Wet House writing bureau 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (2008-10-17)
    Photograph depicting at an escritoire with ball-and-claw feet, housed at Koopmans de Wet House. It has a decorative cornice and four drawers, the fronts of which are shaped in plan. See also Fig. 48 on p. 39 of the 1960 ...
  • Main entrance door, Rust-en-Vreugd 
    Fassler, John (1910-1971); Rees Poole, Vivian Sydney (1883-1965) (2009-03-05)
    Elevation and section that show in great detail the main entrance door to Rust-en-Vreugde. Done by John Fassler from measured drawings by V. S. Rees Poole, probably for prof. Geoffrey Pearce's book "Eighteenth Century ...
  • Meerlust: wall cupboard 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Ellenberger, R.M. (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 ...
  • Meerlust: wall cupboard and fireplace 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-17)
    Drawing, with details, of the wall cupboard and fireplace of the Meerlust homestead. Originally done by G. E. Pearse from measurements by John Fassler, the final version appears as Plate 23 on p. 94 of the 1960 edition of ...