Not currently on display at the V&A

Armchair

ca. 1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gordon Russell Ltd (manufacturer)
Russell, R.D. (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Arm chair, oak with upholstered seat and back. Upholstery Jabine in zigzagged pattern possibly of wool and linen.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Oak, upholstered possibly in wool and linen
Oak
Wool
Linen
Upholstery
Brief description
Arm chair, oak with upholstered seat and back. Designed by Dick Russell and made by Gordon Russell Ltd. about 1933. English.
Physical description
Arm chair, oak with upholstered seat and back. Upholstery Jabine in zigzagged pattern possibly of wool and linen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.5cm (From grey file)
  • Depth: 50.8cm (From grey file)
  • Width: 56cm (From grey file)
Object history
This example made for G. Robert Cole, Oakbeams, Southgate. Illustrated studio yearbook 1933 page 66. Available in Walnut, Syracuse or Cherry. Gordon Russell Ltd No. 1044. This chair lent to Dick Russell/Marion Pepler Exhibition – Geffrye Museum etc 1983/4.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.566-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372091/armchair-russell-rd/
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