Writing Cabinets and Escritoires
- Painted Escritoire by William Burges and W. Gualbert Saunders (1867)
- Writing Cabinet with elaborate metal pulls and hinges by C. R. Ashbee (c. 1899)
- Writing Cabinet by C. R. Ashbee (c. 1899)
- Writing Cabinet by C. R. Ashbee (c. 1899)
- Writing Cabinet with tooled leather by C. R. Ashbee (c. 1906)
- Writing Table by Arthur Heygot Mackmurdo (1886)
Desks
- Gothic Revival Desk by August Welby Northmore Pugin (1850)
- A Dickens Desk (1850)
- Roll-Top Desk by John Pollard Seddon (1862)
- Desk by Thomas Jeckyll (c. 1875)
- Desk by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1904)
Writing Tables
- Gothic table by August Welby Northmore Pugin (c. 1850)
- Gothic table by August Welby Northmore Pugin (c. 1852)
- Table by August Welby Northmore Pugin (c. 1855)
- Rosewood writing table (1860)
- Oak Davenport (c. 1870)
- Holland & Sons pitch pine writing table (c.1870)
Related Material
- The Portable Writing desk — the Victorian laptop
- Postal Products: Postage stamps, Stationery, Letter Racks, Paper Clips, Ink Wells, Desk Sets, Portable Writing Desks
References
The Aesthetic Movement and the Cult of Japan. London: The Fine Art Society, 1972.
Architect-Designers from Pugin to Mackintosh. Exhibition catalogue. London: The Fine Art Society with Haslam & Whiteway Ltd., 1981.
Golden, Catherine J. Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009.
Morris and Company. Exhibition catalogue. London: The Fine Art Society with Haslam & Whiteway Ltd., 1979.
Vallance, Aymer. "Mr. Arthur H. Mackmurdo and the Centrury Guild." The Studio. 16 (1899): 183-92. Illustrated p. 187.
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