7/1999
Collection
Furniture
Brief description
'Manhattan' armchair with a teak frame, upholstered in grey Harris Tweed, manufactured in England by Guy Rogers Ltd. in 1960, retailed through Heal's and acquired from the original owner. There is a Documenting Home collection associated with this object, 23/2009.
Title
Manhattan
Object name
chair
armchair
armchair
Object number
7/1999
Production person
George Fejer (designer)
Eric Pamphilon (designer)
Eric Pamphilon (designer)
Production organisation
Guy Rogers Ltd (manufacturer)
Heal and Son Ltd (retailer)
Heal and Son Ltd (retailer)
Production date
1960
Production place
Liverpool (designed)
England (manufactured)
London (retailed)
England (manufactured)
London (retailed)
Period
Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material
teak
wool
wool
Technique
polished
Physical description
This armchair has a solid teak frame and loose padded seat with a back upholstered in 'Harris Tweed' wool fabric. The seat and back adjust to allow the chair to recline. The legs taper to baseball bat feet, and at the top meet shelf-like arm rest. The area between the arm rest and the seat rail is open sided.
Dimensions
Height: 94cm
Width: 69cm
Depth: 73cm
Width: 69cm
Depth: 73cm
Website keywords
seating
Label
Caption used for Exploring 20th Century London website:
This armchair was originally owned by a doctor and his wife, who bought it from Heal's on Tottenham Court Road in 1965. They paid about £28 for it. At that time they were both 23 years old and were living in a rented flat in Bloomsbury. Later they moved to Newington Green in north London, where the chair was used in their living room along with a mixture of inherited antique furniture and items they bought from antique shops and markets. They liked the chair because of its clean, modern design and good-quality Harris Tweed upholstery fabric. It was designed by Guy Rogers, an English designer whose use of style and form was similar to Scandinavian design which was highly prized at that time. The owners gave the chair to the Geffrye Museum in 1999.
This armchair was originally owned by a doctor and his wife, who bought it from Heal's on Tottenham Court Road in 1965. They paid about £28 for it. At that time they were both 23 years old and were living in a rented flat in Bloomsbury. Later they moved to Newington Green in north London, where the chair was used in their living room along with a mixture of inherited antique furniture and items they bought from antique shops and markets. They liked the chair because of its clean, modern design and good-quality Harris Tweed upholstery fabric. It was designed by Guy Rogers, an English designer whose use of style and form was similar to Scandinavian design which was highly prized at that time. The owners gave the chair to the Geffrye Museum in 1999.
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