Armchair
1902 (made)
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Sir Edwin Lutyens was a designer as well as an architect. He designed this chair in 1902 for Edward Hudson, who was the editor of Country Life magazine. He based his design on standard vernacular (or country) ladder-back chairs that were made in Lancashire and Cheshire in the 18th century. The chair was made in High Wycombe, a centre of traditional furniture making. Lutyens also designed a house for Hudson: Deanery Garden in Berkshire. This large half-timbered house was built between 1899 and 1902. He used the same chair design in another house, Little Thakeham in West Sussex, in 1902.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ash, with rush seat |
| Brief description | Armchair, des. Lutyens, made Skull, High Wycombe, 1902 |
| Physical description | Ladder-back armchair with four shaped back supports. Turned legs and stiles; flat-topped arms, seven stretchers; pad front feet. Rush seat |
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| Object history | This model was made for Deanery Garden, Sonning, Berkshire, a great half-timbered house which Lutyens designed and built between 1899 and 1902 for Edward Hudson, the editor of the influential magazine 'Country Life'. Lutyens had this chair made in High Wycombe, a centre of traditional furniture making and used this model in another house, Little Thakeham, also in 1902. Its design is derived from the standard type of eighteenth century ladder-backs made in Lancashire and Cheshire. [Gareth Williams, 'British Design at Home', p.100] |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Summary | Sir Edwin Lutyens was a designer as well as an architect. He designed this chair in 1902 for Edward Hudson, who was the editor of Country Life magazine. He based his design on standard vernacular (or country) ladder-back chairs that were made in Lancashire and Cheshire in the 18th century. The chair was made in High Wycombe, a centre of traditional furniture making. Lutyens also designed a house for Hudson: Deanery Garden in Berkshire. This large half-timbered house was built between 1899 and 1902. He used the same chair design in another house, Little Thakeham in West Sussex, in 1902. |
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| Accession number | W.5-1990 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2000 |
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