Not on display

Chest of Drawers

1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Token Works (makers)
Joel, Betty (designer)
Bridland, G. S. (maker)
Buckingham, A. (maker)
Place of origin
Kingston upon Thames (made)

Chest of three drawers with plate glass inset on top. Each drawer fitted with a lock.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chest of drawers
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Top
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Drawer
  • Chest of Drawers
Materials and techniques
Queensland walnut, mahogany, plywood and glass
Mahogany
Plywood
Glass
Brief description
Chest of drawers designed by Betty Joel
Physical description
Chest of three drawers with plate glass inset on top. Each drawer fitted with a lock.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.8cm
  • Width: 107cm
  • Depth: 51cm
  • With bottom drawer partly opened for display depth: 59cm
Marks and inscriptions
Made by G.S. Bridland and A. Buckingham at the Token Works Kingston-by-Pass. May 24th 1935 (Plate inset on reverse.)
Object history
Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/59 and 6/66.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.753:1 to 5-1967

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144547/chest-of-drawers-joel-betty/
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