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The Woburn

Sideboard
1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular sideboard with rounded corners and cylindrical feet at front, and square corners with a full-width and full-height board at back; left-hand third houses 5 drawers arranged one on top of the other each with a round silver-coloured rustless metal knob; central and right-hand thirds each house a cupboard with its door hinged on the right and silver-coloured rustless metal knob and escutcheon on the left in the middle. Carcase of oak with oak, rosewood and elm veneers; the sides, back and bottom of the drawers in oak, the drawer-fronts in two thicknesses - the back thickness of beech or mahogany and the front possibly of stained oak - the drawer-front veneered on four faces (oak on the inner face, rosewood on the front and elm on top and bottom).

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Sideboard
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Key
TitleThe Woburn (series title)
Materials and techniques
Joined oak and mahogany or beech; oak, rosewood, elm veneers; silver coloured rustless metal drawer and door handles
Brief description
Sideboard, part of 'The Woburn' suite of dining furniture; English; designed by R.D. Russell and manufactured by Gordon Russell ltd., 1933.
Physical description
Rectangular sideboard with rounded corners and cylindrical feet at front, and square corners with a full-width and full-height board at back; left-hand third houses 5 drawers arranged one on top of the other each with a round silver-coloured rustless metal knob; central and right-hand thirds each house a cupboard with its door hinged on the right and silver-coloured rustless metal knob and escutcheon on the left in the middle. Carcase of oak with oak, rosewood and elm veneers; the sides, back and bottom of the drawers in oak, the drawer-fronts in two thicknesses - the back thickness of beech or mahogany and the front possibly of stained oak - the drawer-front veneered on four faces (oak on the inner face, rosewood on the front and elm on top and bottom).
Dimensions
  • Height: 84cm
  • Width: 165.5cm
  • Door closed depth: 57cm
  • Door open depth: 95cm
  • Weight: 74kg
Marks and inscriptions
Brass plaque screwed to the back edge of the top board of the sideboard and incised in hand writing style 'Gordon Russell ltd.'
Object history
Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/28.
Bibliographic references
  • A similar sideboard illustrated in the 'Design Review' in Architectural Review, December 1935, p.275.
  • Entry in exhibition catalogue, 'R.D. Russell and Marian Pepler', Geffrye Museum, 1983/4
  • A similar sideboard illustrated in 'Design for Today II', 1934, p.378.
Other number
1165 - Manufacturer's number
Collection
Accession number
W.11:1-1978

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Record createdMarch 28, 2007
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