Browsing Archive (Architecture) by Subject "19th Century"

Browsing Archive (Architecture) by Subject "19th Century"

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  • Arts & Crafts dining room 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (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.
  • Arts and Crafts living room 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: photograph depicting an Arts and Crafts living room. A gateleg table and two Morris-style easy chairs can be seen. The brick and wood fireplace forms an inglenook with two built-in benches. The ...
  • The Ball Room, Government House 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-17)
    Photograph of the interior of the Ball Room at Government House in Cape Town. Showing British Regency influences, it was built during Lord Charles Somerset's time. It is the same room - but with different furniture - ...
  • Bed 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-10-31)
    Two photographs depicting a bed and its footboard, origin and date unknown. The headboard has tall, slender turned posts, and the footboard is richly carved. All the posts are topped by finials.
  • Courtyard 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: two photographs depicting a courtyard of a two-storey building, probably residential and dating from the 19th century. Doric columns support a walkway with wooden columns and balustrade, and a ...
  • Fairbairn Cup 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: photograph depicting the elaborately decorated silver Fairbairn Cup. Cups like these were only made at the Cape during the 2nd quarter of the 19th century, but the one depicted is probably of a ...
  • St. George's Cathedral interior 
    Unknown; Elliot, Arthur, 1870-1938 (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: photograph depicting the interior of the Cathedral Church of St. George the Martyr in Cape Town, inaugurated on 21 December 1834. Rows of pews can be seen in front, with an organ at the back. ...
  • Table 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968) (2008-11-03)
    Photograph depicting a table, probably from the early 19th century. It has cabriole legs with carving on the knees, a linenfold apron, and ball and claw feet. It appears to be a card or games table. More information welcome!
  • Wardrobe 
    Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968); Cheyne's Studio (2009-03-05)
    Photograph depicting a flat cornice type wardrobe, probably dating from the 19th century. Victorian with English influences (?). Photograph may have been taken for prof. Geoffrey Pearce's book "Eighteenth Century Furniture ...
  • Wooden staircase 
    Unknown (2009-05-05)
    From the Pearse Collection: photograph depicting a soaring wooden staircase. The interior has Arts and Crafts as well as Victorian characteristics. The spandrel framing consists of wood panelling. The ceiling appears to ...