Not currently on display at the V&A

Desk Chair

1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Goerke (designer)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Chair, tub shape, with green synthetic leather upholstery


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Desk chair
Materials and techniques
Ebonised birch with leather upholstery
Birch
Leather
Ebonised
Upholstering
Brief description
Desk chair, designed by Gustav Goerke, German, 1911. Tub shape, covered in green synthetic leather.
Physical description
Chair, tub shape, with green synthetic leather upholstery
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5in
  • Width: 25in
  • Depth: 26in
Taken from register
Object history
Furnishings of the room designed by Goerke purchased for £3500.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.15G-1981

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Record createdOctober 21, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117801/desk-chair-goerke/
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