Pearse, Geoffrey Eastcott (1885-1968)2008-10-232008-10-2319352008-10-23http://hdl.handle.net/2263/7636Canoscan 8000f scanner used, file scanned in at 72DPI, edited using Photoshop v7. File dimensions: 400 x 539 pixels, File size: 11.6 KB.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 Fig. 122 on p. 101 of "Eighteenth Century Furniture in South Africa" by G. E. Pearse. See p. 97 for a description. The handles and key escutcheons were made by Lotter.Complies with rights as specified by Collection AdministratorFurniture18th CenturyEighteenth centuryEscritoiresMark, N.Bureau bookcasesGabled pedimentsCanted cornersCornicesSplayed framesLotter, MatthiasLinenfold drawersArchitecture -- South Africa -- 18th centuryFurniture, Colonial -- South Africa -- 18th centuryWriting desks -- South Africa -- 18th centuryImage