Bottleship Mark 2

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Artist/Maker	Isokon Furniture Company (manufacturer) John Alan Designs (manufacturer) Race, Ernest (designer)
Place of origin	London (made)

Cupboard, comprising bookcase, magazine rack and cocktail cabinet. The lid folds back to make a table top.

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Category	Furniture
Object type	Drinks cupboard
Title	Bottleship Mark 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Plywood Plywood
Brief description	Bottleship Mark 2, designed by Ernest Race, plywood, London, 1963
Physical description	Cupboard, comprising bookcase, magazine rack and cocktail cabinet. The lid folds back to make a table top.
Gallery label	(1989-2006) BOTTLESHIP, Mark II Designed by Ernest Race (British, 1916-1964) Manufactured by John Alan Designs for Isokon Furniture Company, London Plywood 1963 This small drinks cupboard was a complete re-design of Egon Riss's moulded plywood, wall mounted holder for two bottles, glasses and magazines of 1939. It was both a small drinks cupboard and occasional table. The new version, part of the attempted re-launch of Isokon, was commissioned from Ernest Race who also designed a new version of the 'donkey'. This example was bought new by Molly Thwaites, Jack Pritchard's colleague at the Furniture Development Council. W.9-1994
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.9-1994

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Record created	February 1, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144600/bottleship-mark-2-drinks-cupboard-race-ernest/

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