Armchair

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Artist/Maker	Bauhaus (makers) Singer, Franz (designer)
Place of origin	Germany (made)

Ebonised wood with tubular steel supports. Upholstery - central panel of canvas embroidered in coloured wools in Gobelin stitch is probably French, late 1920s. Panel attached to woven fabric of recent date (late 50s).

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Category	Furniture
Object type	Armchair
Materials and techniques	Birch, ebonised and upholstered, tubular steel supports Birch Steel Upholstering Ebonised
Brief description	German 1920-25 des. Singer
Physical description	Ebonised wood with tubular steel supports. Upholstery - central panel of canvas embroidered in coloured wools in Gobelin stitch is probably French, late 1920s. Panel attached to woven fabric of recent date (late 50s).
Dimensions	Height: 44.5cm (Note: height from floor to seat) Height: 69cm (Note: maximum height) Width: 56.8cm (Note: from armrest to armrest) Width: 40.6cm (Note: width of seat) Length: 44.1cm (Note: length of seat) Length: 48.1cm (Note: maximum length) Width: 47.9cm (Note: width from back leg to back leg of chair) Height: 42.3cm (Note: height of front legs) Width: 3.6cm (Note: width of armrest) Width: 3.6cm (Note: width of legs) Depth: 3.6cm (Note: depth of legs)
Object history	Purchased by the V&A from Ben Weinreb Ltd., in 1975.
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.80-1975

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Record created	January 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O143963/armchair-singer-franz/

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