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History of Science Museum

Section of Carved Wood from the Bodleian Library Bookcases, 18th Century

Inventory Number 86650


Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Bodleian Library, Oxford, in 1951.
Physical material
Wood
Dimensions
Width: 60mm
Inventory No
86650
Accession Number
1951-0/part

Description

One of two disused lengths (the other 15778) of egg-and-scroll carving from the woodwork of the bookcases that were formerly in the Picture Gallery (Upper Reading Room) of the Bodleian Library; the cases were acquired and restored by the Museum in 1951, and are now used as display cases.