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Shelf Unit

1933-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Freud, Ernst L (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Shelf unit with two shelves, made from hardwood, possibly mahogany. The unit attaches to the wall with three metal brackets of tubular steel. The shelves are roughly cut at the proper left end and have rounded corners on the proper right side. The shelves are divided roughly into two bays by the steel elements. The steel brackets are attached to the front edge of the shelves.
At the centre of the back edge, there are screw holes and pencil markings, where the positioning of the shelves appears to have been altered.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Shelf unit
Materials and techniques
Hardwood; steel elements
Hardwood
Brief description
Shelf unit, Ernst L Freud, London, 1933-1935
Physical description
Shelf unit with two shelves, made from hardwood, possibly mahogany. The unit attaches to the wall with three metal brackets of tubular steel. The shelves are roughly cut at the proper left end and have rounded corners on the proper right side. The shelves are divided roughly into two bays by the steel elements. The steel brackets are attached to the front edge of the shelves.
At the centre of the back edge, there are screw holes and pencil markings, where the positioning of the shelves appears to have been altered.
Dimensions
  • Width: 165cm
  • Depth: 28.7cm
  • Height: 31cm (Note: Measured up to the top of the top shelf.)
  • Height: 58.8cm (Note: Total height, including bracket)
Object history
Purchased by the V&A in 1990 [90/288]. On entry to the Museum its condition was noted as 'fair'.
Bibliographic reference
Decoration, November 1935
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.4-1990

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Record createdJanuary 2, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O181170/shelf-unit-freud-ernst-l/
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