- Title:
- Liberty Athelstan Wardrobe
- Object name(s):
- Wardrobe
- Brief description:
- Single oak wardrobe in Arts and Crafts style with simple panelled door and heart-shaped cutouts; upper panel has hand-stained panel of a landscape.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 08/05/1997
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Associated concept:
- Applied Art
- Associated date:
- c. 1902
- Associated person:
- Liberty & Co
- Credit line:
- Purchased in 1997 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 198.4 × 91.5cm
- Inscription content:
- Ivory Liberty Label
- Inscription type:
- maker's mark
- Material:
- oak
- Object name:
- Wardrobe
- Object number:
- ABDMS030101
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1902
- Date - latest:
- 1902
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Applied Art
- Text:
- This plain oak wardrobe, in the Arts and Crafts style, with simple panelled door and heart shaped cut-outs, is an example of Liberty's 'Athelstan' range of furniture, which was described in their 1902 catalogue as a serviceable and artistic suite in solid oak. The upper panel is a hand stained representation of the English landscape.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/64966
- Non confidential restriction level:
- level2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a61956f1-b61f-3cbe-95f9-4b00cc902066
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a61956f1-b61f-3cbe-95f9-4b00cc902066, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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