Modern Dining Cases - M942 3-drawer buffet
Buffet-Sideboard
ca. 1950 (made)
ca. 1950 (made)
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Heywood-Wakefield was a furniture manufacturing firm started by the Heywood family in Gardner, Massachussetts in 1826. Initially they specialised in chairs and other seat furniture with caned seats. By the end of the nineteenth century they were producing a wide variety of furniture forms for domestic and institutional use. After the Second World War the firm took a conscious decision to move away from its traditional forms of caned and bentwood furniture in favour of more up-to-date styles. This dining cabinet is from their 'Home-Planned Modern' range of blonde, or pale wood, furniture for the home. It is of plain, simple design, and was aimed at first-time home owners who were furnishing on a budget. The firm encouraged buyers to acquire pieces from the range a few at a time, promising them that such was the design of the 'Modern' range that future purchases would blend seamlessly with earlier ones.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Title | Modern Dining Cases - M942 3-drawer buffet (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Birch |
| Brief description | Dining cabinet, birch with cupboard at either end and three drawers in the middle; American, Heywood-Wakefield, ca. 1950 |
| Physical description | Dining cabinet of birch with central bank of three equally sized drawers with a cupboard at either side, each cupboard has two adjustable shelves inside. |
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| Gallery label | BUFFET, model M.592
Possibly designed by Joseph W. Carr
Manufactured by Heywood-Wakefield Co., Gardner, Massachusetts, USA
1950
Heywood-Wakefield made furniture in Gardner between 1826 and 1979. In the immediate postwar period the company made sales of almost $25 million a year, mostly of modern furniture. This is from the 'Encore' range of bedroom, dining and living room furniture, characterised by the long wooden drawer pull. The range was introduced in 1949 and made until the 1960s.
W.9-1984(1989-2006) |
| Summary | Heywood-Wakefield was a furniture manufacturing firm started by the Heywood family in Gardner, Massachussetts in 1826. Initially they specialised in chairs and other seat furniture with caned seats. By the end of the nineteenth century they were producing a wide variety of furniture forms for domestic and institutional use. After the Second World War the firm took a conscious decision to move away from its traditional forms of caned and bentwood furniture in favour of more up-to-date styles. This dining cabinet is from their 'Home-Planned Modern' range of blonde, or pale wood, furniture for the home. It is of plain, simple design, and was aimed at first-time home owners who were furnishing on a budget. The firm encouraged buyers to acquire pieces from the range a few at a time, promising them that such was the design of the 'Modern' range that future purchases would blend seamlessly with earlier ones. |
| Bibliographic reference | Company drawing of the M590 series, including the model M592, illustrated in Steven Rouland and Roger W. Rouland, 'Heywood-Wakefield Modern Furniture' (Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1995), p.34 |
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| Accession number | W.9:1 to 8-1984 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2007 |
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