Not currently on display at the V&A

Dressing Table

1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Joel, Betty (designer)
Place of origin
England (designed)

Australian oak dressing table, with three tall rectangular mirrors above an inset single drawer, flanked by graduated stepped pedestals to either side each with three drawers on fluted block feet, with ivory clam shell shaped handles


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Interiors
Object type
Dressing table
Parts
This object consists of 15 parts.

  • Dressing Table
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Top
  • Top
  • Top
  • Top
  • Top
  • Top
  • Top
Materials and techniques
Ivory
Oak
Brief description
Dressing table, English, 1931, designed by Betty Joel
Physical description
Australian oak dressing table, with three tall rectangular mirrors above an inset single drawer, flanked by graduated stepped pedestals to either side each with three drawers on fluted block feet, with ivory clam shell shaped handles
Dimensions
  • Height: 165cm
  • Width: 238.5cm
  • Depth: 50cm
measured Jan 2010
Object history
Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/26.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.10:1-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O370236/dressing-table-joel-betty/
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