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Furniture - Desk, ship, 1800-1880

Ship Desk belonging to Captain James Volum

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Inscriptions on top of the bottom part.

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Historical information

Because of the initials JV on the bottom part this portable desk possibly belonged to James Volum (1803-1884)
The volum family originally from Peterhead, Scotland, had a long seafaring history. Several members of the family were mates, ship captains in the whaling industry and the merchant navy.
James Volum settled in Geelong with his brothers, Andrew Volum and William Volum. He purchased brewery there (Volum Brewery) and the Barwon paper mill at Fyansford.

Significance

This set is a rare example of campaign furniture, a type of portable furniture an officer or ship captain would take with him to bring his personal belongings.
This type of secretary would have been used by Volum to write in the ship log.

Physical description

2 sets of drawers setting one on top of each other. The top part is fitted with a secretary drawer.

Inscriptions & markings

On top of the bottom set of drawers: initials "J.V" and "# 3"

Subjects

References

Furniture History Society Australia -The pandemic issue 2021

Identifier

2119

Date made

1800-1880

Production methods

Carve

Languages

English

Materials

Brass, Wood, Teak

Measurements

Width: 83 centimetres, Depth: 50 centimetres, Height: 105 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6009359939fc5409a8b8299c

Accessed 22 December 2024

This record was last updated 10 months ago

Completeness

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Furniture - Desk, top part, 1800-1880

Because of the initials JV on the bottom part this portable desk possibly belonged to James Volum (1803-1884) The Volum family originally from Peterhead, Scotland, had a long seafaring history. Several members of the family were mates, ship captains in the whaling industry and the merchant navy. James Volum settled in Geelong with his brothers, Andrew Volum and William Volum. He purchased brewery there (Volum Brewery) and the Barwon paper mill at Fyansford.
This set is a rare example of campaign furniture, a type of portable furniture an officer or ship captain would take with him to bring his personal belongings. This type of secretary would have been used by Volum to write in the ship log.
Top part of the desk. This part is fitted with a secretary drawer.
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