Not currently on display at the V&A

Chair

1931-1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pel (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Chair with continuous tubular chromed steel frame and woven seagrass seat and back


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Materials and techniques
Chrome
Seagrass
Weaving
Brief description
'SP1' chair with tubular steel frame and woven seagrass seat and back, made by PEL Ltd, 1931-1932, English
Physical description
Chair with continuous tubular chromed steel frame and woven seagrass seat and back
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Width: 48.3cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Depth: 60.9cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Credit line
Given by Pel Ltd
Object history
The SP1 chair was one of the first chairs to be made by Pel. It was probably first made in 1930 by Accles and Pollock's Paddock works before the foundation of Practical Equipment Ltd. The frames were then sent to the Birmingham Institute for the Blind, who wove on the cane or 'seagrass' seats. Probably made under the supervision of George Hackett (son of one of the Accles and Pollack directors, and later responsible for setting up PEL)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.75-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O371733/chair-pel/
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