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Design for a child's chair for the 'Crate' range of furniture.

Design
1935 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (designer)
Place of origin
Netherlands (designed)

A design for a child's table for the 'Crate' range of furniture. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Furniture
Children & Childhood
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for a child's chair for the 'Crate' range of furniture. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper
Tracing Paper
Pencil
Pen and Ink
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, design for a child's chair for the 'Crate' range of furniture, pencil and pen and ink on tracing paper, Netherlands, 1935
Physical description
A design for a child's table for the 'Crate' range of furniture. Inscribed with notes and dimensions.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.1cm
  • Width: 31.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Rietveld' (Signed in pencil)
  • 'Oct '35' (Dated in pencil)
  • (Inscribed in pencil with notes and dimensions)
Gallery label
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld (1888-1964) Designs for children's furniture Dutch, 1935 Pencil, pen and ink on tracing paper In response to the worldwide economic depression of the 1930s Rietveld designed a range of furniture for Metz & Co called 'Krat' or 'Crate'. These were all made from low grade timber of a single thickness, such as might be used for packing cases, and employed simple screwed joints. The furniture was packed flat for home assembly. These pieces contrast with his earlier designs which were based on a rigorous aesthetic programme. An example of a lounge chair from this range is displayed nearby. E. 1761 and 1762-1991
Object history
The 'Crate' range of furniture was designed for the Dutch furnishing store Metz & Co. In 1935 the company sold this chair for 4.65 guilders.
Production
Series Date: ca. 1934-1936
Subject depicted
Chair
Association
Metz & Co.
Bibliographic references
  • Astley, Stephen. A Note on the Recent Acquisition of Six Drawings by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. Journal of the Decorative Arts Society. 1995, vol. 19. pp. 16-19.
  • Vöge, Peter. The complete Rietveld furniture. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 1993. 180pp, illus. ISBN: 9064501599. Catalogue number 153
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1762-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
Record URL
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