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Stool

Stool

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    1926-1927 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Johnson (probably, designer)
    Heals (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Mahogany, veneered in ebony, drop-in seat pad upholstered with silk

  • Museum number:

    W.6:1, 2-1975

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

This elegant stool was part of a luxurious dressing-table set. Although made in London, it shows the influence of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, a leading French cabinetmaker of the 1920s. Its restrained simple form and the use of exotic materials such as ebony veneer and silk upholstery are characteristic of Art Deco furniture of the 1920s.

Physical description

Dressing table stool, made of mahogany veneered with ebony, with four legs joined by cross stretchers. The drop-in seat is upholstered in silk with a stylised leaf motif.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

1926-1927 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Johnson (probably, designer)
Heals (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Mahogany, veneered in ebony, drop-in seat pad upholstered with silk

Dimensions

Height: 500 mm, Width: 495 mm, Depth: 370 mm

Descriptive line

Dressing table stool, made of mahogany and veneered with ebony, upholstered in silk.

Labels and date

DRESSING TABLE, MIRROR AND STOOL
Designed by J.F. Johnson (British)
Manufactured by Heal & Son, London
Macassar ebony veneer with ivory inlay and shagreen top
About 1927

This Heal table, part of a larger set, is a British interpretation of French designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann's historicising Art Deco furniture.

W.4,5&6-1975 [1989-2006]

Materials

Silk (textile); Mahogany; Ebony

Techniques

Cabinet making; Veneered; Upholstered

Categories

Furniture

Collection code

FWK

Qr_O113729
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