Chair
ca. 1872 (made)
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The technique of creating plywood dates back to the eighteenth century but it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that it was being processed commercially by companies such as Gardener & Co, who made this chair. It later became a popular material used by modernists from the 1920s onwards. Due to its characteristics of strength and the ability to take form, as well as being cheap to produce.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bent plywood, turned and joined solid wood; drilled decoration; brass |
| Brief description | Chair with turned and joined wood frame and perforated plywood seat and back panel pierced with the word 'PET', Gardner & Co., New Jersey, USA, 1872-1888 |
| Physical description | Chair, the frame of turned and joined stained beech with oak cresting, the seat continuous with the back and made of 3-ply birch plywood drilled with pierced decoration, including, on the back, the lettering 'PET' and affixed with brass dome-headed nails |
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| Object history | The patent of 21 May 1872 was patent number 1276,045, that Gardner & Co. took out for a three-ply veneer chair seat. Brooklyn Museum of Decrotive Arts hold a copy of this chair in their collection museum reference 1998.88 |
| Production | The firm of Gardner & Co. was in business from about 1863 until 1888. |
| Summary | The technique of creating plywood dates back to the eighteenth century but it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that it was being processed commercially by companies such as Gardener & Co, who made this chair. It later became a popular material used by modernists from the 1920s onwards. Due to its characteristics of strength and the ability to take form, as well as being cheap to produce. |
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| Accession number | B.89-2014 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2014 |
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