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School Desk

1920 - 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Folding school art desk, of stained beechwood. The adjustable sloping top slots into a set of notches, and stands upon a pair of X-shaped wooden legs with two stretchers; it is joined to one bar of each X at the front, and has a row of eight holes for pegs upon which to rest a drawing board, and a larger hole for a water jar.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Furniture
Object type
School desk
Materials and techniques
Beech wood, varnished
Beech
Varnished
Brief description
Folding art desk of stained beechwood, with pegs to support a drawing board, from Brentwood County High School; British, 1920-35
Physical description
Folding school art desk, of stained beechwood. The adjustable sloping top slots into a set of notches, and stands upon a pair of X-shaped wooden legs with two stretchers; it is joined to one bar of each X at the front, and has a row of eight holes for pegs upon which to rest a drawing board, and a larger hole for a water jar.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5in
  • Width: 26 3/4in
  • Depth: 19 1/2in
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Linda Rodrigues
Object history
Desk came from Brentwood County High School, Sherfield Common, Brentwood, Essex. The school was founded in 1876, became a Girls' Grammar School in 1927, and by the mid 1980s was a Comprehensive School.
Historical context
In use until about 1980
Association
Essex
Associated object
Misc.368-1984
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.369-1984

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1120592/school-desk-unknown/
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