Blanket Chest
1928 (made)
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Crossley and Brown applied the traditional principles of the Arts and Cafts movement, including honesty of construction and dignity of the workmen, to a varied catalogue of commercially produced furniture. Although inspired by the Cotswold school of craftsmen, they supplied London's suburban population from their workshops in Willesden and their showrooms in Golders Green. They produced this blanket chest for a private commission in 1928.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Oak, joined |
| Brief description | Oak chest with domed lid in Arts and Crafts style, designed and made by Crossley and Brown, London, 1928 |
| Physical description | Chest with domed, three-plank lid attached by internal strap-hinges. Revealed construction with pegged through-tenons. Assymmetrical construction with the left-hand upright panel protruding forward more than the right-hand upright. |
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| Object history | Made for G. Robert Cole. |
| Summary | Crossley and Brown applied the traditional principles of the Arts and Cafts movement, including honesty of construction and dignity of the workmen, to a varied catalogue of commercially produced furniture. Although inspired by the Cotswold school of craftsmen, they supplied London's suburban population from their workshops in Willesden and their showrooms in Golders Green. They produced this blanket chest for a private commission in 1928. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.565-1969 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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