Gothic Revival Cabinet

Attributed to William James Audsley (1833-) and George Ashdown Audsley (1838-1925)

88 inches high x 39 inches wide x 19 inches deep

c. 1875

Carved and painted wood

The Victoria & Albert Museum

Compare the Audsleys' plates of bands of elaborate designs, pillars, and animals and birds in their 1882 volume, Polychromatic decoration as applied to buildings in the mediaeval styles..

Exhibited Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930 (1979), cat. no. 7.

References

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930. Exhibition cataligue. Providence, Rhoe Island: Rhode School of Design, 1979. No. 7, pp. 46-47 (Catalogue entry by Diana Johnson).

Audsley, William (1833-) and George Ashdown Audsley (1838-1925). Polychromatic decoration as applied to buildings in the mediaeval styles.. London: Sotheran, 1882.

Last modified 24 February 2008