7/1971

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Ebonised beech and ash armchair with a rush seat, probably designed by Ford Madox Brown c.1864-1865, and manufactured by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company c.1865-1900.

Title

Sussex

Object name

chair
armchair

Object number

7/1971

Production organisation

Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co (manufacturer)

Production date

c.1865-1900 (manufactured)

Production place

England (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)
Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

beech
rush
ash

Technique

turned
joined
woven
ebonised

Physical description

Armchair from the Sussex range. It is made from a combination of ash and beech, which has been ebonised and turned, with a woven rush seat. The arms, rear posts and the cross rails on the back and arms are made from ash; all the other wooden parts are beech.

Dimensions

Depth: 41cm
Height: 83.7cm
Width: 48.2cm

Website keywords

seating