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Cormorant

Folding Chair
1961 (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Race Furniture Ltd (Manufacturer)
Race, Ernest (Designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Folding outdoor chair made from laminated mahogany and afrormosia

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Folding chair
TitleCormorant (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Laminated mahogany and afrormosia
Mahogany
Afrormosia
Laminating
Brief description
"Cormorant" folding chair, British, 1961, Race Furnitute Ltd, laminated mahogany and afromosia
Physical description
Folding outdoor chair made from laminated mahogany and afrormosia
Dimensions
  • Height: 66cm (Note: Measurement converted from department files)
  • Width: 53.3cm (Note: Measurement converted from department files)
  • Depth: 63.5cm (Note: Measurement converted from department files)
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Bibliographic reference
Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012. p.47
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.224-1963

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154302/cormorant-folding-chair-race-ernest/
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