FDA-A.2096-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2096-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Farrer Dining Room Suite
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Suite of beechwood seat furniture comprising five armchairs and 44 side chairs, rectangular dipped open back, four splats, square tapering legs, two side stretchers, armchairs with outward curved flat arms; light grey vinyl drop-in padded seats. (There are also 12 reproduction chairs and 2 reproduction armchairs)
Comments
William Graham Holford, Baron Holford Kt., RA, (22 March 1907 – 17 October 1975), was a British architect who undertook at least three commissions for Eton College: Villiers House (under construction 1960), Farrer House (1959) and the ceiling of Eton College Chapel (1957).
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 860mm
width (actual size): 460mm
depth (actual size): 440mm
width (actual size): 460mm
depth (actual size): 440mm
Dimension note
Measurements for the armchairs are slightly larger: 860mm high; 460mm wide; 440 mm deep
Material
beechwood
vinyl
vinyl
Physical description
Suite of beechwood seat furniture; comprising five armchairs and 44 side chairs, each with a rectangular dipped open back, four splats, on square tapering legs joined by two side stretchers, the armchairs with outward curved flat arms; light grey vinyl drop-in padded seats
Production
Person
William Graham Holford, 1907 - 1975, Baron Holford, architect (Architect)
Dudley, Edward Alfred (Designer)
Dudley, Edward Alfred (Designer)
Date
1959
