Not currently on display at the V&A

Set of Chairs

1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Heal & Son (makers)
William Jones (maker)
Heal, Ambrose (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Set of five walnut dining chairs with mother of pearl inlay


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Set of chairs
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Chair
  • Seat
  • Chair
  • Seat
  • Chair
  • Seat
  • Chair
  • Seat
  • Chair
  • Seat
Materials and techniques
Walnut
Mother of Pearl
Inlay
Upholstery
Brief description
Set of dining chairs, English, designed by Sir Ambrose Heal and made by Willliam Jones at Heal & Sons for the Paris Exhibition, 1914
Physical description
Set of five walnut dining chairs with mother of pearl inlay
Dimensions
  • Height: 98.5cm
  • Width: 51cm
  • Depth: 56cm
  • Seat rail height: 44cm
  • Drop in seat height: 47.5cm
Object history
There is a reference to 'W.83-1975' in an object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science, which may apply to this object; drawer/slide reference 6/51.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.83A/1-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O303262/set-of-chairs-william-jones/
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