Not on display

Chair

1913-1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Heal & Son (makers)
William Jones (maker)
Heal, Ambrose (Sir) (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Walnut dining chair with mother of pearl inlay

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Chair
  • Chair Seat
Materials and techniques
Walnut with mother of pearl inlay
Walnut
Mother of Pearl
Inlay
Upholstery
Brief description
Dining chair, English, designed by Sir Ambrose Heal and made by Willliam Jones at Heal & Sons for the Paris Exhibition, 1914
Physical description
Walnut dining chair with mother of pearl inlay
Dimensions
  • Height: 98.5cm
  • Width: 51cm
  • Depth: 56cm
  • Seat rail height: 44cm
  • Drop in seat height: 47.5cm
Style
Arts and Crafts
Gallery label
(2002)
12 CHAIR

Designed by Ambrose Heal (British, 1872-1959)
Made by William Jones at Heal and Son, London
Walnut with mother-of-pearl inlay
1913-1914
W.83-1975
(1989-2006)
12 CHAIR

Designed by Ambrose Heal (British, 1872-1959)
Made by William Jones at Heal and Son, London
Walnut with mother-of-pearl inlay
1913-1914
W.83-1975

These objects were designed and made for an exhibition of British Arts and Crafts held at the Louvre, Paris in 1914.
Object history
Designed and made for Paris Exhibition, 1914. Purchased along with W.81-83a to 2.1975.

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.
Associated object
w.83a/1-1975
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.83:1, 2-1975

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Record createdDecember 20, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O130479/chair-william-jones/
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