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Writing cabinet (© Hunterian Art Gallery)
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© Hunterian Art Gallery

Writing cabinet

Artist: Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 - 1928)

Location: Hunterian Art Gallery

Date: 1904

Materials: wood, glass, ivory & mother-of-pearl

Dimensions: 121 x 94 x 47 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £3,000 (Total: £89,200)

Vendor: Fine Art Society

Review number: 2763 (1979)

Provenance:
Bought from the 1933 Memorial Exhibition by Allan F.Ure.

Description:
Dark stained wood decorated with lighter wood, coloured glass, ivory & mother-of-pearl. A panel with a leaded glass design of a stylised rose is let into the upper part of the desk.

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