Chair
1925-1928 (designed), 1925-1928 (manufactured)
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Nikolaus Pevsner and his wife bought a set of these chairs for their dining room in Dresden soon after they married in 1925. The chair was designed by Adolf Schneck, a Stuttgart architect who wrote the standard book of the 1920s on chair design entitled 'Dr Stuhl'. The chair admirably reflects the simplicity of furniture then being made under the influence of the Bauhaus, and is interesting historically because it shows the personal taste of Pevsner, the leading historian of Modernism, a decade before he wrote his seminal work 'Pioneers of Modern Design' (1936).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stained oak, with beech drop-in seat covered in a sheet of woven cane |
| Brief description | Chair, stained oak with caned seat, designed by Adolf Schneck, made by the Deutsche Werkstatten, Germany, 1925-8 |
| Physical description | Chair; straight front legs of square section, the seat frame plain with rectangular section members. The back legs of square section tapering and curved slightly backwards joined to the front legs about half way up by a narrow rectangular stretcher. The back legs rise to form the uprights of the back, of tapering rectangular section curved slightly backwards. The dished plain back rest connects these members. The drop-in seat is attached at each side by screwed brackets and is close caned on a fabric base. |
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| Gallery label | CHAIR
Designed by Adolf Schneck (German, 1883-1971)
Manufactured by the Deutsche Werkstätten (German Workshops), Stuttgart
About 1925
Part of the original furnishings of the home of the Professor and Mrs Nikolaus Pevsner, Dresden, Germany, following their marriage in 1925. A distinguished art historian known for his writings on the Modern Movement, Pevsner emigrated to England in 1935, bringing the furniture with him.
Given by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
W.7-1976(1989-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner |
| Object history | The chair was part of a dining room suite bought by Nikolaus Pevsner and his wife for their home in Dresden soon after they married in 1925. |
| Summary | Nikolaus Pevsner and his wife bought a set of these chairs for their dining room in Dresden soon after they married in 1925. The chair was designed by Adolf Schneck, a Stuttgart architect who wrote the standard book of the 1920s on chair design entitled 'Dr Stuhl'. The chair admirably reflects the simplicity of furniture then being made under the influence of the Bauhaus, and is interesting historically because it shows the personal taste of Pevsner, the leading historian of Modernism, a decade before he wrote his seminal work 'Pioneers of Modern Design' (1936). |
| Bibliographic reference | Neue Möbel vom Jugendstil bis heute, Adolf Schneck, Munich, 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.7-1976 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2007 |
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