Writing Table
Whitbourne Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Writing Table |
| Type de l'objet : | Table, Writing |
| Classification de l'objet : | Man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Building furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Furniture |
| Discipline : | Local History Material Culture |
| Matériaux : | Wood Brass |
| Technique de fabrication : | Cut Shaped Cast |
| Numéro d'accession : | NoAccession18 |
| Province d'utilisation : | Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North America |
| Contexte culturel : | Decorative Furniture |
| Date de début de production : | 1900 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1927 |
| Période : | Early 20th Century |
| Description : | This artefact is an early 20th century writing table. The Table is made from a polished wood that has been stained a mid-brown. There are four lathe carved legs, one at each corner that taper to a point as they extend from the main body of the table to the floor. The legs have been attached to the underside of the desks top and the body of the table has been formed by closing the space between the legs with a board. The top and body have been decorated by a number of carved lines. The table has a single drawer in the center of the front board and has been decorated with a brass handle and carved foliage. |
| Commentaires : | Born February of 1857 Robert Bond was the son of St. John's merchant John Bond. He was educated in England where he study law and returned to Newfoundland. He began a life in politics in 1882 when he ran for the House of Assembly in Fortune Bay. He became the head of the Liberal Party in 1897 and was elected Prime Minister of Newfoundland in 1900. He held the position until 1909. Bond's house in Whitbourne started out as a hunting cabin or 'hunting box.' He enlarged the house into what became known as The Grange. By 1903 it was his permanent residence, having moved from St. John's, and he put great effort into developing his estate. After his death in March of 1927 The Grange was inherited by his brother George Bond. The Estate was used as part of the training facility in the 1930's for the Newfoundland Ranger Force. |
| Fonctions : | The table was owned by Sir Robert Bond and was kept at his Whitbourne estate. |
| Hauteur : | 82.5 |
| Longueur : | 121 |
| Largeur : | 48.2 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 3 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | Legs Top Drawer |
| Objets associés : | Also See NoAccession02 NoAccession06 NoAccession13 NoAccession17 |
| Établissement : | Whitbourne Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Whitbourne |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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