N° d'objet
AX.2020.1
Titre
Writing Desk of WH Frindall & LTJ Arlott
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Etendue
h x d x w: 76.5 x 82.5 x 141 cm
Description
Rectangular, wood (oak?) desk with four square legs. Dark brown leather writing top. Tooled, gilded, decorative floral border (foliage, roses, thistle heads and clover/shamrock). Simple, curved moulded edge to top. Two drawers on either side, evidence of brass lock, but key holes have been stopped up. Truncated triangular handles to drawers. Small cupboard on each outer side, hinged doors with square knobs.
Square (11.2 x 11.6 cm) brass plate with inscription screwed to top. “In Memory of William Howard Frindall (1939 – 2009) Scorer – Statistician –Broadcaster Who used this desk for many years and Leslie Thomas John Arlott (1914 – 1991) Author - Broadcaster - Poet Who used it before him Acquired by the MCC Library 2015”
BF : Bill Frindall Collection
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