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Trinket Box

1930-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small, round trinket box with separate lid, made from white urea formaldehyde with orange veins. The base is cannister-shaped, with a rim and three steps to the bottom. The lid is flat with a ridged, semi-circular handle which is moulded integrally. The handle rises from three concentric steps. Around the lid are four decorative holes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trinket Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Compression-moulded urea formaldehyde
Brief description
Trinket box and lid; 'A Bex Moulding' (British Xylonite); white urea formaldehyde; England, 1930s
Physical description
Small, round trinket box with separate lid, made from white urea formaldehyde with orange veins. The base is cannister-shaped, with a rim and three steps to the bottom. The lid is flat with a ridged, semi-circular handle which is moulded integrally. The handle rises from three concentric steps. Around the lid are four decorative holes.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.7cm
  • Height: 6.7cm
Style
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'A "BEX" MOULDING / MADE IN ENGLAND/ No. 29' (Moulded on base.)
Object history
Fred Bulmer, a collector based in Leeds, Yorkshire, offered his collection of ‘plastic antiques’ to the V&A in late 1982. The Museum chose to purchase 59 objects from Bulmer the following year (for acquisition papers see MA/1/B3395). The objects were divided among the Museum’s collections according to object type: Furniture and Woodwork taking 26 objects (W.50 to 75-1983), Metalwork 18 objects (M.49 to 66-1984) and Ceramics and Glass 14 objects (C.41 to 54-1984).
Production
A 'Bex' moulding
Collection
Accession number
C.48-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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