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Corner Cupboard

1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black painted carcase with free abstract ochre decoration. Door panel painted with a design of tulips in a vase. Panel surround in grey. Side panels decorated with green stem and leaf design on black and ochre ground. Door panel signed with Omega symbol. Two shelves within cupboard. Originally four wooden brackets to support shelves on upper part of cupboard. Three of these remains attached, the fourth is lost, as are the shelves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Key
  • Corner Cupboard
  • Shelf
  • Shelf
Materials and techniques
Painted wood.
Brief description
Corner cupboard, made for the Omega Workshops, English, 1915-6
Physical description
Black painted carcase with free abstract ochre decoration. Door panel painted with a design of tulips in a vase. Panel surround in grey. Side panels decorated with green stem and leaf design on black and ochre ground. Door panel signed with Omega symbol. Two shelves within cupboard. Originally four wooden brackets to support shelves on upper part of cupboard. Three of these remains attached, the fourth is lost, as are the shelves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 188cm
  • Width: 970mm
  • Depth: 660mm (Note: Measurements copied from the objects record in the FWK grey boxes/information section)
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.273B-1975

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Record createdMay 3, 2007
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