Cabinet
1916 (made)
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Hall cupboard. Pine, originally stained black and wax polished. There are two cupboards either side of a recessed clock. The mirrored doors are each faced with a regular pattern of thirty-three squares. Below each cupboard is a two-handled drawer. The whole stands on square feet.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Pine, painted; glass; metals |
| Brief description | Cabinet, Charles Rennie Mackintosh; made for 78 Derngate, 1916-1917 |
| Physical description | Hall cupboard. Pine, originally stained black and wax polished. There are two cupboards either side of a recessed clock. The mirrored doors are each faced with a regular pattern of thirty-three squares. Below each cupboard is a two-handled drawer. The whole stands on square feet. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. F.J. Bassett-Lowke |
| Object history | This object was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for 78 Derngate, Northampton. It was probably made by German craftsmen imprisoned as enemy aliens on the Isle of Man during the First World War. It was part of a complete commission of furniture and interior design work provided by Mackintosh for the home of W. J. Bassett-Lowke, one of the founders of the Design and Industries Association and a pioneering patron of the modern movemen This object was given to the V&A in 1970 by F.J. Bassett-Lowke [69/3705]. Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/43. |
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| Accession number | W.6:1, 2-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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