[Magdalen] Terminology query (was Re: speaking of downsizing...)

[Lesley de Voil]

Yes, sometimes in Australia a bureau can refer not only to a covered
writing desk, but also to a combination small (<5ft high) hanging
wardrobe with an even smaller nest of drawers with a mirror over,
incorporated  beside it. Both seem to be remarkably lacking in modern
furniture emporia.

Regards
Lesley de Voil

On 4/1/15, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> On 31/03/2015 20:00, Jay Weigel wrote:
>> Me too. I was supposed to get my grandma's dining room table which graced
>> my parents' dining room for many years after Grandma moved to Tennessee
>> to
>> live with them, but I have no place for it so I willed it to my daughter.
>> I
>> do have Grandma's bureau, which was part of her first bedroom suite;
>
> This side of the pond a bureau would be found in a living room or
> office.  It has drawers and a writing surface that can be concealed
> either by folding the flap up or, less common in domestic settings, a
> roll-down shutter.  Behind the sriting surface are up right dividers and
> possible some small drawers.  Generally that area can be locked.
>
> Marion's reference to a tallboy bureau and this comment from Jay suggest
> we are talking about two very different items of furniture.
>
> Roger
>