Cocktail Cabinet
1933 (made)
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Cocktail cabinet with two front opening carved doors, supported by two curved pedestals. Inside the cabinet the upper part has two curved shelves. The lower part contains a cupboard with two small doors enclosing a shelf with cut holes to take various shapes of bottles. The side pedestals and pediment are decorated with vertical, convex fluting in ebonised wood; the remaining areas are faced with sycamore veneer.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Cocktail cabinet, English, 1933, made by Caplans |
| Physical description | Cocktail cabinet with two front opening carved doors, supported by two curved pedestals. Inside the cabinet the upper part has two curved shelves. The lower part contains a cupboard with two small doors enclosing a shelf with cut holes to take various shapes of bottles. The side pedestals and pediment are decorated with vertical, convex fluting in ebonised wood; the remaining areas are faced with sycamore veneer. |
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| Object history | Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/44. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.479:1-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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