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Folding Corner Table

1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Folding corner table of green-painted plywood.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Joined plywood sheets, painted
Brief description
Folding table, painted plywood, Gerald Summers(?) for Makers of Simple Furniture Ltd, London, 1937
Physical description
Folding corner table of green-painted plywood.
Object history
This table was made for Miss Valerie Cooper, a teacher of movement, for her studio at 8 Fitzroy Street, London. It was possibly originally painted black. In 1940 the studio was bombed and Miss Cooper moved to another address in London and later to Richmond. It was purchased by the V&A from Dr Violet MacDermott in 1977 (RF 77/560).
Bibliographic reference
Thornton, Peter. ‘A Very Special Year: The Victoria and Albert Museum’s Furniture Acquisitions in 1977’. Connoisseur, vol 198, no 196, June 1978.
Collection
Accession number
W.23-1977

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Record createdMarch 9, 2007
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