19/1978

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Dining chair with a stained oak and beech frame and drop-in seat with green rexine upholstery, marked on the frame 'CC41 210', manufactured by J Clarke, High Wycombe under the Utility Scheme, 1943-1948.

Title

3A
Chiltern

Object name

chair

Object number

19/1978

Production person

Edwin Clinch (designer)
Herbert Cutler (designer)

Production organisation

J Clarke (manufacturer)

Production date

1942 (designed)
1943-1948 (manufactured)

Production place

High Wycombe (manufactured)
England (manufactured)
England (designed)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

oak
rexine
beech
hardwood

Technique

joined
upholstered
stained

Physical description

Utility dining chair with an oak and beech frame and a drop-in seat covered with brown rexine. The frame of the chair is made from oak, while the frame to the seat is made of beechwood. 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 slats within it. The Utility mark 'CC41 210' is stamped on the inside of the back seat rail. The seat has a hardboard foundation. There is a score mark where the rexine of the seat has been cut away.

Dimensions

Height: 80cm
Width: 43.5cm
Depth: 39cm

Website keywords

dining furniture
seating