F 2

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Chair upholstered with grey and green striped wool textile, marked 'CC41 / 310 / F631', designed by Howard Keith for HK Furniture Ltd., London, and manufactured under the Utility Scheme, 1948-1953.

Object name

chair
side chair

Object number

F 2

Production person

Howard Keith (designer)

Production organisation

HK Furniture Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1948-1953 (manufactured)

Production place

London (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

beech
wool

Technique

upholstered
joined
manufactured

Physical description

Winged side chair with beech legs, upholstered in grey and green striped wool (?) fabric. The edges of the seat have piping. The legs, which are made from beech, are varnished, and are worn and scratched on the front legs. The hessian underside is coming away from the seat, especially at the front. The seat's padding is slightly squashed towards the front left hand corner. The upholstery on the centre of the chair back towards the top edge appears to have been eaten (by moths?). There is one larger hole followed by six small puncture holes.

Dimensions

Height: 90.7cm
Width: 64cm
Depth: 75cm
Width: 55cm
Width: 46cm
Height: 19

Website keywords

seating

Label

An incorrect label is recorded as being displayed as below. This text is incorrect and the chair is actually named 'Encore.' The 'Bambino' chair had wooden arms.

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Chair, upholstered, 'Bambino' designed by Howard Keith for his company HK Furniture Ltd.