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Armchair - Hunting chair
  • Hunting chair
    Mogensen, Borge, born 1917 - died 1972
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Hunting chair

  • Object:

    Armchair

  • Place of origin:

    Denmark (made)

  • Date:

    1950 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Mogensen, Borge, born 1917 - died 1972 (designer)
    Rasmussen, Erhard (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Oak and leather

  • Museum number:

    W.7-1993

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

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.

Place of Origin

Denmark (made)

Date

1950 (made)

Artist/maker

Mogensen, Borge, born 1917 - died 1972 (designer)
Rasmussen, Erhard (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Oak and leather

Dimensions

Height: 68.5 cm, Width: 70 cm, Depth: 86.7 cm, Height: 27.8 cm

Object history note

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.

Descriptive line

'Hunting Chair', des. Borge Mogensen, made, Erhard Rasmussen, 1950

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

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

Labels and date

'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. [July 1993]

Production Note

Reason For Production: Exhibition

Materials

Leather; Oak

Categories

Furniture

Collection code

FWK

Qr_O63047
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