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Hunting chair

Armchair
1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mogensen, Borge (designer)
Rasmussen, Erhard (maker)
Place of origin
Denmark (made)

This chair was designed by Borge Mogenson and made by Erhard Rasmussen in Denmark in 1950. The frame is made from oak and the seat and back support from leather. A series of buckles are used to fasten the leather but are only visible from the back and underside of the chair.

This model was designed as part of the furnishings of a hunting lodge shown at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition of 1950. The chair was imported by Finmar Ltd., the firm most responsible for bringing Scandinavian furniture to Britain between the 1930s and the 1960s. The chair was formerly owned by the director of Finmar, who reputedly acquired it from the designer.

Object details

Categories
Furniture
Household Objects
Interiors
Product Design
Object type
Armchair
TitleHunting chair (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Oak and leather
Oak
Leather
Brief description
'Hunting Chair', des. Borge Mogensen, made, Erhard Rasmussen, 1950
Physical description
A low level solid oak framed chair with rounded armrests, leather seat and backrest with adjustable straps.
Dimensions
  • Height: 68.5cm
  • Width: 70cm
  • Depth: 86.7cm
  • Height: 27.8cm
Checked CW / LW 28.1.10
Style
Scandinavian
Gallery label
(July 1993)
'Hunting Chair'
Designed by Borge Mogensen (Danish 1917 - 1972)
Made by Erhard Rasmussen
Oak and leather
1950

This model was designed as part of the furnishings of a hunting lodge shown at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition of 1950. The chair was imported by Finmar Ltd., the firm most responsible for bringing Scandinavian furniture to Britain from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Object history
Designed as part of the furnishings of a Hunting Lodge shown at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition, 1950.
Formerly owned by the managing director of Finmar who reputedly acquired it from the designer. It was brought to England for an exhibition of his work, sponsored by Finmar, at the National Portrait Gallery in the autumn of 1962.

Purchased in 1993.
Production
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Subject depicted
Chair
Summary
This chair was designed by Borge Mogenson and made by Erhard Rasmussen in Denmark in 1950. The frame is made from oak and the seat and back support from leather. A series of buckles are used to fasten the leather but are only visible from the back and underside of the chair.

This model was designed as part of the furnishings of a hunting lodge shown at the Copenhagen Cabinet Makers' Guild exhibition of 1950. The chair was imported by Finmar Ltd., the firm most responsible for bringing Scandinavian furniture to Britain between the 1930s and the 1960s. The chair was formerly owned by the director of Finmar, who reputedly acquired it from the designer.
Bibliographic references
  • Furniture Designed by Borge Mogensen, Arne Karlsen, pub. The Danish Architecural Press 1968 p.42/3
  • 40 Years of Danish Furniture Design, vol.3 1947-1956, ed. Grete Jalk, pub. Teknologisk Instituts Forlag 1987 p.155-7
  • Contemporary Danish Design pub. The Danish Society of Arts and Crafts and Industrial Design, p.40
  • Danish Chairs / Danske Stole, pub. Host & Sons 1954 p.53
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.7-1993

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Record createdNovember 1, 2001
Record URL
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