Chair
ca. 1902 (made)
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This type of chair was supplied by Josef Niedermoser in about 1902 to a public house in Vienna in which the 'Libertas' fraternity, who were closely bound up with the Vienna Secession style, met. It recalls a model of 1900 by the designer Joseph Maria Olbrich.
The geometry of the design, especially the circular hollows and the square bars supporting the backrail, reveal a close link between Viennese Secessionist and Scottish Arts and Crafts furniture.
The geometry of the design, especially the circular hollows and the square bars supporting the backrail, reveal a close link between Viennese Secessionist and Scottish Arts and Crafts furniture.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Deal |
| Brief description | Austrian 1900-5 des. Niedermoser |
| Physical description | Chair, deal, the front legs tapering and joined to the back legs by side-stretchers only, the seat of solid deal with a circular hollow, the deep back rail with two circular cut-out shapes and a splat of five square-sectioned struts between that and a narrow back rail. |
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| Gallery label | CHAIR
Designed by Josef Niedermoser (Austrian, dates unknown)
Maker unknown, probably Vienna, Austria
Deal
About 1902
Based upon a design of the Viennese architect Josef Maria Olbrich, Niedermoser's chair was supplied to a public house in Vienna.
W.20-1982(1989-2006) |
| Historical context | This pattern of chair was supplied by Josef Niedermoser in about 1902 to a public house in Vienna where the Libertas fraternity met. It is related closely to a chair designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich in about 1900. |
| Association | |
| Summary | This type of chair was supplied by Josef Niedermoser in about 1902 to a public house in Vienna in which the 'Libertas' fraternity, who were closely bound up with the Vienna Secession style, met. It recalls a model of 1900 by the designer Joseph Maria Olbrich. The geometry of the design, especially the circular hollows and the square bars supporting the backrail, reveal a close link between Viennese Secessionist and Scottish Arts and Crafts furniture. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.20-1982 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2003 |
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