Not on display

Chair

about 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thonet (maker)
Place of origin
Austria (made)

Bentwood chair

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Materials and techniques
stamped and painted bentwood beech
Beech
Bentwood
Stamping
Painted
Brief description
Chair, beech bentwood with stamped (and painted?) seat, about 1865; Thonet, Austria
Physical description
Bentwood chair
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.7"ft
  • Width: 1.3"ft
  • Diameter: 1.3"ft
Taken from acquisition folder
Marks and inscriptions
Label stuck to both side rails 'THONET AUSTRIA / 6811'
Credit line
Gift from Mrs. Gwen Coles
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.542-1962

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Record createdNovember 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171822/chair-thonet/
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