Side chair, c. 1870
Iron, pigmentexpand_more
Gift of Richard L. Simmons and Rosa Lynn Pinkusexpand_more 2004.236.113
Not on Viewexpand_more
Christopher Dresser, a trained botanist who became one of the first industrial designers in Britain, promoted innovative design available to many social classes through inexpensive, mass-produced objects. The stylized palms and thistles on the back of the chair also appear on the cast-iron coatstand that Dresser designed for Coalbrookdale Company. The trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) tufted seat is recorded on an 1868 design registered by the Masborough Stove Grate Company in England. The spiral turnings on the back stiles and legs, crocket finials, and geometric patterns suggest an assortment of Elizabethan, Gothic, and Renaissance revival motifs in vogue in both America and Europe during the 1860s and 1870s.
Details
- Title
- Side chair
- Artist Life
- 1834-1904
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 2004.236.113
- Curator Approved
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