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Model MW 1987

Dressing Table
1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Heal & Son Ltd (retailers)
Thoday, Leonard (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Dressing table; chromed tubular steel frame with two glass shelves; round-cornered mirror held in tubular steel frame.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Dressing table
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dressing Table
  • Shelf
TitleModel MW 1987 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Bent chromed tubular steel, glass
Steel
Glass
Bending
Extrusion
Brief description
chrome tubular steel and glass; designed by Leonard Thoday and made by Heal & Son Lrd British 1932

glass; British 1932 des. L. Thoday man. Heals
Physical description
Dressing table; chromed tubular steel frame with two glass shelves; round-cornered mirror held in tubular steel frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 133.4cm
  • Width: 74.9cm
  • Depth: 40cm
Measurements taken from paper records - not checked on object.
Style
Moderne
Gallery label
[20th century gallery]

DRESSING TABLE
Designed by Leonard Thoday (British)
Made for Heal's Ltd., London, Great Britain, 1932
Chrome-plated tubular steel and glass
W.36-1977

Although derived from German and French tubular steel furniture, this design employs the material for its decorative qualities. Its properties are not exploited in a reduced structure but rather used to create elaboration. This approach was typical of tubular steel furniture manufactured in Britain.
Object history
Purchased by the Museum in 1977 from R. Laurence Antiques, King's Road [77/1035]
Bibliographic references
  • Heal's Catalogue of Bedroom Furniture, 1932
  • Studio (1932)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.36:1, 2-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O370233/model-mw-1987-dressing-table-thoday-leonard/
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