Sideboard by Philip Speakman Webb. Manufacturer: Morris & Co. Height: 80 inches (204.5 cm); length: 79 3/4 inches (202.5 cm.); width 25 (63.5 cm.) Ebonised and painted wood, with inset panels of embossed and stained leather. This sideboard is similar to the one owned by F. R. Leyland. A version of this deisgn appears in the catalogue of William Morris and Co. with entirely painted decoration.
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References
Morris and Company. London: The Fine Art Society, 1979. No. 7.
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