"Brussels" armchair, c. 1901
George Waltonexpand_more
Walnut, upholsteryexpand_more
The Robert J. Ulrich Works of Art Endowment Fundexpand_more 2005.19
Not on Viewexpand_more
Architect and interior designer George Walton studied at the Glasgow School of Art before establishing a design firm in Glasgow in 1888. He decorated numerous homes and businesses in the Glagow area, including the Argyle Street tea-room and the Buchanan Street tea-rooms with Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Walton moved to London in 1897and from 1898 to 1902 he designed furnishings and shop-fronts for branches of the Kodak Camera Company in Brussels, Glasgow, Milan, Moscow, Leningrad, Vienna, and London, including this armchair for the Brussels shop.
Details
- Title
- "Brussels" armchair
- Artist Life
- 1867-1933
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 2005.19
- Curator Approved
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