F 56-2

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Dining chair with a stained oak, birch ply and beech frame, and drop-in seat upholstered in brown rexine, model 3A from the 'Chiltern' range of the Utility Furniture Scheme, made in England c.1943-1953.

Title

3A
Chiltern

Object name

dining chair

Object number

F 56-2

Production person

Edwin Clinch (designer)
Herbert Cutler (designer)

Production date

October 1942 (designed)
1943-1946 (manufactured)

Production place

England (designed)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

rexine
oak
beech
birch
plywood

Technique

joined
turned
upholstered

Physical description

This Utility dining chair has a stained oak frame, with a birch ply seat and beech and oak seat rail, and a drop-in seat covered with brown rexine. It has four legs, of square cross-section, braced front to back on each side and once from side to side. The frame of the backrest is curved at the top and has three vertical splats within it.

Dimensions

Height: 80cm
Width: 46cm
Depth: 50cm

Website keywords

seating
dining furniture