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Desk and escritoire, 1865-67 (pine, mahogany, ceramic & brass) (see also 5942439)

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MAN3711008
Image title
Desk and escritoire, 1865-67 (pine, mahogany, ceramic & brass) (see also 5942439)
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Artist
Burges, William (1827-81) / English
Location
Manchester Art Gallery, UK
Medium
pine, mahogany, ceramic and brass
Date
1865 AD - 1867 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
height: 258 cms
Image description

designed by Burges; constructed by Gualbert Saunders Inscribed: Gualbert Saunders Made Me, A.D. 1865 Painted wood escritoire with brass fittings and ceramic tiles. The architectural design influenced by French Gothic styles with its gabled roof and arched recess. Painted decoration includes two central allegorical figures representing Historia (history) and Poesia (poetry and five men representing the five occupations in medieval society: a peasant (Rusticu), a knight, king and bishop, and mercator (a merchant). The cabinet also deals with the passing of time, featuring a boy with his tutor (left hand side), an adolescent, a man in the prime of life (virilitas) and an old man. The mounted clock has the Latin inscription "The clock warns of the passing of time, let everything that is written beneath it, Be an offering to the peace of God"

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