Carleton xDX Collection
Dining Chair
Spring-Back Dining Chair (rust)
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00027
Former Accession Number
5031
Date
circa 1951 (design)
Date Source
Modern Furniture in Canada, 1920-1970, p. 136
Material/Technique
moulded fir plywood, wood veneer and bent, coated steel rod
Measurement
74cm (height)
Chair
,
35cm (width)
Chair
,
48.5cm (depth)
Chair
Physical Description
Black wrought iron frame chair with rust stained veneered plywood seat and back.
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
dining chairs
Description
"This Chair was exhibited in the exhibition, Achieving the Modern, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1992/1993. Peter Cotton exhibited his designs in Ceramics, Textiles and Furniture, VAG, 1951, Trend House, Eatons, Toronto, Milan Triennale, 1954."
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Nancy Jackman, Toronto
External Linls
https://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-work/publications-news/latest-news/ground-breaking-design-takes-centre-stage-canadian