FDA-A.2077-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2077-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
School Hall Triple Splat Chairs
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
SET OF THREE CHAIRS; with rectangular open backs, three flat serpentine splats, saddle seats, and turned front legs joined by stretchers
Comments
A photograph of School Hall at Eton, taken shortly after it was completed in 1908, shows that hundreds of these chairs arranged in the main hall of the building.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 840mm
width (actual size): 380mm
depth (actual size): 380mm
width (actual size): 380mm
depth (actual size): 380mm
Material
beech
elm
elm
Physical description
Beech and elm chair; with a rectangular open back, three flat serpentine splats, above a saddle seat, turned tapering front and raking rear legs, joined by spindle front and four turned side and rear stretchers, on toupie feet
Production
Date
c.1908
