Maple small bookcase; plain top with green leather inlay and sloping edges, two open shelves beneath one drawer; on a plinth base.
History
This bookcase was not designed for the Provisional Parliament House in the 1920s, but was manufactured at a later date. It has a green leather inlay for the House of Representatives on the top surface.
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This bookcase is significant as a component of the Heritage Collection, which comprises those pieces of furniture which were used in the Provisional Parliament House between 1924 and 1988. The collection has associations with the process of government, the ceremonial, administrative, promotional and recreational functions conducted within the building, and with the individuals who governed Australia between 1927 and 1988. The Old Parliament House building has a richness of internal fabric and collections that convey the way in which parliamentary functions were conducted, the everyday use of the building, and the hierarchical nature of parliamentary staffing practices.