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Set of Chairs

1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gordon Russell (maker)
Gordon Russell (designed and made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Six chairs with four legs of tapering square section the back legs are at a slight angle and are joined to the front legs by high plain stretchers. The seats are drop-in projecting at the front and are secured to the corner blocks of the seat frame by screws. All are stamped 418, and two are stamped 'Russel of Broadway'. The back legs extend upwards tapering at a slight angle to contain the upholstered back which projects slightly at the top, front and back. The chairs are at present covered in coarsely woven red material (not original). Description taken from file.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Set of chairs
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Chair
  • Chair
  • Chair
  • Chair
  • Chair
  • Chair
Materials and techniques
Wood
Upholstery
Brief description
Set of six chairs, 1951, English, designed and made by Gordon Russell
Physical description
Six chairs with four legs of tapering square section the back legs are at a slight angle and are joined to the front legs by high plain stretchers. The seats are drop-in projecting at the front and are secured to the corner blocks of the seat frame by screws. All are stamped 418, and two are stamped 'Russel of Broadway'. The back legs extend upwards tapering at a slight angle to contain the upholstered back which projects slightly at the top, front and back. The chairs are at present covered in coarsely woven red material (not original). Description taken from file.
Dimensions
  • Height: 85.1cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Width: 46.4cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Depth: 43.2cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Object history
Object sampling carried out by Jo Darrah, V&A Science; drawer/slide reference 6/49.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.11-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372060/set-of-chairs-gordon-russell/
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