Bookcase
Attributedattributed to
Charles Locke Eastlake
(British, 1836 - 1906)
Illustrator
Heaton, Butler & Bayne
Maker
Art Furniture Company
Collections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1867
Mediumpine, oak, metal and oil paint
Dimensions93 x 42 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (236.2 x 108 x 46.4 cm.)
DescriptionPine and oak painted bookcase decorated in oil paint with enameled metal hinges and handles. The painted head and shoulder panels represent: Art, Science, Commerce, Literature, Music, and Agriculture.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council, Frances Crandall Dyke Bequest, Boyd and Jean Higgins Art Collections Endowment, Kelvin Davis, and Barry and Marie Herlihy
Label TextThis Gothic Revival bookcase is very close in design to one illustrated by Charles Locke Eastlake in his 1868 book Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and other Details. Like William Morris, Eastlake believed that the objects with which people decorated their homes should be hand-made by skilled artist-craftsmen, rather than mass produced by machines. The bookcase includes hand-painted panels whose forms resemble stained glass windows. The figures in these panels represent "art," "science," "commerce," "literature," "music," and "agriculture."Status
On viewObject number2008.1
