2 10 191 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3a851979bbabd4a113fd14968c31445c.jpg 6d837bba9731a20e7feb8e6b6e3784c7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/54cc6a1361121cdcec54410ae9d2709b.jpg 4b20fd331f85fd658710dedff0f30adc https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f454eca654ae505189687db9aceefac6.jpg ff3e97550f26b0f122de044c8e581c32 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bfe4a0771bca957a595d441ea4359bf3.jpg 6e13109197800dc44099dcc2c2ae75ae Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This upholstered reclining armchair has a folding iron frame. The high rectangular back, seat and foot-rest are upholstered and buttoned in dark green leather substitute. The arms have padded armrests, covered in the same material. The sides of the chair are open and the sinuous-form cast iron frame forms part of the decoration. The legs are fitted with porcelain castors. The upholstery and leather substitute covering are modern. Folding iron chairs and chair-beds were considered ‘invalid furniture’, designed to provide ease to the suffering as opposed to luxurious reclining chairs made of mahogany, oak or walnut; these were sold as ‘club, reading room or boardroom chairs’ and were established furniture in gentlemen’s rooms (Edwards, 1998-1999). From the mid-19th century, the number of specialist suppliers of invalid chairs increased, with makers like John Alderman patenting the ‘Graduating elastic self-adjusting invalid chair’ in April 1855. This chair was designed so that ‘the back, the arms, the seat and leg rest are made to work at the same time, so that not a muscle of the patient need to be disturbed’ (ibid.). In 1871, an American firm, George Wilson, patented an adjustable iron-frame chair that combined arms and legs in one section with a seat mechanism, suspended in balance. The chair could be positioned to become an easy chair, a parlour chair, a ‘heels higher than head’ chair, a lounger, and a bed (ibid). Condition One castor is missing. There are modern replacement screws on the chair back frame. The recliner mechanism is jammed. There is some rust on the iron. Materials Iron. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 101 W. 78 D. 135 Provenance In the Collection prior to 1993. Notes C. Edwards, ‘Reclining Chairs Surveyed: Health, Comfort, and Fashion in Evolving Markets’, Studies in the Decorative Arts, Fall-Winter 1998-1999, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 46, 51, fig. 10. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF404 Title A name given to the resource An iron framed upholstered reclining armchair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-1890 Description An account of the resource An iron framed upholstered reclining armchair. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/055f4a8d6d6eea7b22bcd933c9fffecb.jpg 484ef91a08eb6765f59346c327622dc3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e52bc6a65fda90005f443f80eafcd792.jpg c5c12bc68b7e1f52c1bd50cc6196492d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ee603da1d97b076896088b39673883b6.jpg 1e55a13a318862772b155e068301bbae https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9800d0c671acff4ec650e08375f7f17a.jpg 02f831dec31c5a186f1a25500db23b5e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cc07fac81aab0f77d25ccac913832da6.jpg e2af50a86fee656882e1a9ba06b68431 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This armchair has a tall rectangular back with shaped wings and scrolled arms and arm supports, all upholstered, and it has a loose seat cushion, or squab, curved at the front. The shaped oak seat rail is veneered in cross-banded walnut and the chair is raised on four solid walnut cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, the front legs carved with bifurcated foliate scrolls at the knees, while the back legs are in what is known as the ‘broken’ cabriole form. The chair has a modern fixed gold velvet cover with a fringe trimming, and it has a detachable embroidered head-piece, possibly made from a late 18th-century Italian ecclesiastical fabric. This chair almost certainly has its original hessian and webbing, the latter repaired. There are traces of the original red worsted used to cover the back of the chair under the nails on the back of the seat-rail. There are remnants of a fine linen on the front seat-rail, which may be from the original upholstery. One of the earliest references to a chair with upholstered wings on each side of the chair-back is in an account of furniture supplied to Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 (Symonds, 1956). In the 17th century they were often referred to as ‘sleeping chairs’ and were used in bedchambers; the wings provided protection from cold draughts, as well as comfort. By the 18th century, wing armchairs (or easy chairs as they came to be called) were more common and were increasingly used in parlours. According to R.W. Symonds, wing armchairs initially had a square seat; this evolved into a rounded seat, as in this example, which remained in fashion until around 1730. Thereafter, it reverted back to a square seat. In general, wing armchairs had a squab cushion supported on a base of webbing and hessian, and the chair legs were short to account for the extra depth required by the cushion. An early wing-back armchair with similar chair legs but with flat scrolled arms and a square front to the seat is illustrated by Symonds (ibid). Condition The back legs are partially restored. Replaced front and back toes. Back left foot has a piece broken off (now in a plastic bag). Front ‘seatings’ for the legs have been replaced. 3 ears replaced, and veneer to seat rail. Four slots in the back and side rails, presumably for strengthening bars across the frame, now missing. Materials Walnut and walnut veneer. Oak. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 112 W. 91 D. 79 Parker Numbers 313. 1551. 1552. 1886. 4260. 4274. PK302. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons in 1915 for £8.10.0 and reproduced by Parker Knoll in 1939. Notes R.W. Symonds, ‘Sleeping and Easy Chairs’, Country Life Annual 1956, pp. 81-83. For a similar armchair see: <a href="https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/724188">Wing-back armchair 723188 | National Trust collections</a> (Mompesson House, Wiltshire). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF055 Title A name given to the resource An upholstered wing armchair with walnut cabriole legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1720-1730 Description An account of the resource An upholstered wing armchair with scrolled arms and walnut cabriole legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cd5f88657c296baf4786db233e55cf60.jpg 60ff4d604a364ccc4d6dc675b00ca1cd https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0da036c9f55c4ffb30e09780f21756da.jpg 26babeeb3658ba7a1b61e0a77dc4169f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e469ad21d077aae1bb7ec4907ce515b3.jpg 2600609cf1c477a64636e9f62c6360cb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6610e57d68fd68585ad133e05d42bdb0.jpg e2ef2620e6fd5de1ced30a0cf008ced0 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2ff4e3aa6512289520e3247ed73b81b0.jpg 181738c82b1766d0fef94556bd2435bc Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description The 675 Chair was designed in 1952 by Robin Day (1915-2010) for S. Hille & Co., London (from 1972, Hille International) (Jackson, 2013). It has a press-formed laminated back and arms in walnut veneer, a plywood seat padded with a latex cushion and covered with an orange fabric cover and a frame of black stove-enamelled steel rod. The 675 chair is derived from the Royal Festival Hall Restaurant and Lounge Chairs designed by Robin Day for Hille, to furnish the new concert hall on London’s South Bank, part of the 1951 Festival of Britain. These earlier chairs featured a complex laminated form for the backs and arms, which he simplified for the 675 model, making it lighter, easier to manufacture and more economical. (Jackson, 2001). The chair was available in a range of veneers: beech, mahogany, walnut, rosewood and ash. Born in High Wycombe, Day studied at the Royal College of Art in London from 1934-38 where he met his future wife, Lucienne, the renowned fabric designer. The pair represented the progressive spirit of post-war British design; Day’s lifetime ambition was ‘designing things that most people can afford’. In 1949, Day and fellow-designer, Clive Latimer, won a competition organised by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to design low-cost furniture, with their entry for a modular storage system made of tapered plywood and tubular aluminium. A direct result was Day being employed initially as a director, and later a design consultant, of S. Hille & Co. Ltd., an association that endured for 20 years and helped to make Hille one of the Britain’s most progressive furniture manufacturers. On the prevalence of steel rod furniture, Day wrote: ‘Economy and ingenuity in the face of timber shortage has sometimes been behind these developments… Constructivist and mobile sculpture and the vivacious and linear drawings of Miro and Klee relate noticeably to much chair design… This apparent lightness can help to give elegance and a sense of space (perhaps the ultimate luxury for any room), and gives dramatic contrast between line and mass (Jackson, 2013). For other chairs designed by Robin Day see FPF410 and FPF417. Condition Good Materials Walnut veneered plywood. Steel. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 77 W. 64 D. 47 Marks Marked under seat: ‘Camden Furniture Hire.’ Provenance Acquired by the Frederick Parker Foundation c.2010. Notes L. Jackson, Modern British Furniture Design Since 1945, London, 2013, p. 37. L. Jackson, Robin and Lucienne Day: Pioneers of Contemporary Design, London, 2001, p. 36, p. 71. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF486 Title A name given to the resource Armchair with laminated back, upholstered seat and steel frame, Hille 675 Chair, designed by Robin Day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed in 1952 Description An account of the resource Armchair with laminated back, upholstered seat and steel frame, 675 Chair designed by Robin Day and manufactured by Hille. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8ea3c1f4662f48f7ace31a5ff2bf32d1.jpg 99a30a198da099df1dba9c5d7a22e718 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/4958f151c536a1a457fa134f2421e01b.jpg ab985e95ccfcc822c450cf135f225dc9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/90dcda78288176f7c300aa2073801f58.jpg 82939e92896b1e1bf3f9823be9e18aa6 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3031a93d6aacccd8d23b17a89148c133.jpg 64e15ac7a4880752da054afab072c604 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9ae2f55436063fea2f87b19431dca518.jpg a4a45708c023e49ce4c120e321d5c229 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This armchair has a stained and varnished wooden frame, probably of beech or birch. The arms are shaped and curved, and rest on curved supports fixed to the side rails of the seat. The front legs are square, tapered and end in block feet. The back posts are continuous with the back legs, which are raked. The seat and back cushions rest on steel tension springs stretched across the frame. The springs appear to be original; those under the seat are hooked into Parker Knoll branded webbing, which appears to have been replaced, while the back springs are held by small caps fitted along the back posts. The back cushion has tapes tying it to the frame to keep it in place. The upholstery cover is a floral chintz which is probably a replacement. This PK36 armchair was made by Parker Knoll shortly before WWII. The factory ceased furniture production during the war, when it made military equipment and aircraft parts, and resumed furniture manufacture in 1947. This chair was probably made in the 1950s and 1960s. Open, wooden frame armchairs had not proved particularly popular with the public in the 1930s, but after the war people were ready for a new look and modernist styles became increasingly fashionable. The Parker Knoll patent number, which is visible on the chair rail, is the same as that on the PK199 model (FPF449 in the Frederick Parker Collection). Condition Good. Cushion covers probably replaced. Materials Beech or birch, probably. Steel tension springs Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 90 W. 60 D. 86 Marks Parker Knoll Patent No 322638 embossed in red on the inside back seat rail. Parker Knoll name woven into the webbing for the springs. Parker Numbers PK36. Provenance Acquired for the Collection by Jonathan Arnold, c.2000. Notes Greg Stevenson, The 1930s Home, Shire Publications Ltd, 2016. Stephen Bland, Take a Seat, the Story of Parker Knoll 1834-1994, Baron, 1995, pp. 67-8. See also pp. 105-7 and 113-8 for Parker Knoll and the Utility scheme. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF450 Title A name given to the resource Armchair with wooden arms and upholstered seat and back cushions, Parker Knoll model PK36. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1935-1940, this model probably made 1950-1960. Description An account of the resource Armchair with wooden arms and upholstered seat and back cushions, Parker Knoll model PK36. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a59e805fba8723af590f8f86fcfbac71.jpg 82e46b0ec28cd9cabdc00957a7937430 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/406d92a342d16240a30d7124cbd90f7f.jpg 5308cc2eb38fba906e45ab394fa7518c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fa88f1c7c88939f71bc185213342edeb.jpg 5b7db25d176f995abf43cbb47a6658b0 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/03289cd0d2722f4aeda898450861de34.jpg dd392743b8c7d57f78549f82d03af192 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/64665941872c77ce2e0f7329e1851908.jpg 8546db42a076902aa76726eeb0ef1014 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This armchair has a wooden frame, probably of beech or birch. The exposed wood on the arms and legs has been stained dark brown, resembling mahogany. The gently curved back is fully upholstered and the seat has Parker Knoll tension springs under a loose upholstered cushion. The wooden arms are shaped and curved, and rest on supports which are continuous with the front legs. The back legs are flared. The chair appears to have been recovered in a modern synthetic fabric, and the webbing for the springs also appears to have been replaced, while the springs are likely to be original. The tension springs were first introduced by Parker Knoll in 1931-2 (Bland, 1995) The 199 chair was made by Parker Knoll from just before WWII and continued in production in the post-war period. The straightforward, unornamented design places it firmly in the category of more modernist designs which were gaining popularity in the 1930s. Parker Knoll and other furniture companies were increasingly producing this style of furniture alongside reproduction models from earlier periods. Under the restrictions on design and manufacture imposed by the Utility scheme introduced in 1942, furniture of this type, using minimal materials, became the standard. The Parker Knoll patent number, which is visible on the chair rail, is the same as that on the PK36 model (FPF450 in the Frederick Parker Collection). Condition Possible repairs to both back legs. The frame has marks and scuffs. The upholstery is possibly not original; some of the webbing supporting the springs appears to be a later replacement. Materials Beech or birch probably. Steel tension springs. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 92 W. 66 D. 89 Marks Parker Knoll Patent No 322638 embossed in red on the inside back seat rail. Parker Knoll name woven into the webbing for the springs. Parker Numbers PK199. Provenance Acquired for the Collection by Jonathan Arnold, c.2000. Notes Greg Stevenson, The 1930s Home, Shire Publications Ltd, 2016. Stephen Bland, Take a Seat, the Story of Parker Knoll 1834-1994, Baron, 1995, pp. 67-8. See also p. 73 which includes an illustration of a 1975 advertisement for Parker Knoll and PK 199, still in production. For PK Utility chairs see pp.105-7and 113-8. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF449 Title A name given to the resource Armchair with wooden arms and upholstered seat cushion and back, Parker Knoll model PK199. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1935-1940, this model probably made 1960-1980. Description An account of the resource Armchair with wooden arms and upholstered seat cushion and back, made by Parker Knoll, model PK199. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a95be7cd55e3ea5cf7af4d11070b4860.jpg 0de18cfce813436a295ec5924b8beeff https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bbe2ca7662be4f793cbbfe5e30ebbd6a.jpg 9596555e97fc31858fdb2cadc8e854e5 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7187cfb6477b942bfe758721783eaa4a.jpg 50fbd2f22772d064c1fb67b3a4269d04 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f01e9e0c0adfd6f69e05110704b15a50.jpg f3373d495ff1d00cb69ccf625e05426a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5a5e3d9a6a6441912b7dfe36edf8a4a4.jpg f817223ca0240a0ddbd49241d7c0f799 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/4d55615ba3ebce8dd16378826cf95226.jpg 1a3db29253e00e270bf30d6b9357e63e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1329f3d0810a7532f0977d605972f6c7.jpg 53e36f1edeca8947bb313013d88fc9a7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/db1bf4b648cc59969e2122adf9d76de8.jpg 145008ea0e889e9298c2d931f6a70eb0 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This side chair has an ash frame of conventional form but with unique details, including the jigsaw-type joints and one back post being taller than the other. The main feature is that the seat and back are panels of a material named Curface (sometimes spelt with a cedilla c), made from recycled coffee beans. The panels are fitted to the frame with brass rivets cast in the form of coffee beans. The Coffee Bean chair is a prototype of a design by Adam Fairweather and Nick Rawcliffe, made in 2009 by Smile Plastics, using recycling technology developed by Re-worked, a UK-based design firm. Fairweather and Rawcliffe designed this chair as a prototype to highlight the potential for making furniture from sustainable materials. Curface is a high-impact, polystyrene thermoplastic board made from used coffee grounds, collected from offices, factories and cafes, combined with waste plastic and formed into pellets, and then pressed into panels. It is waterproof and needs no coatings or finishing; it is suitable primarily for interior use. The ash for the chair frame came from a tree which had been cut down in central London and was due for disposal. This is the only known example of the chair, since it has not proved viable for commercial manufacture. Both Smile Plastics and Re-worked (now re-branded as Re-Factory) continue to be global leaders in the development and production of superior-quality materials from waste products. Condition Good Materials Recycled coffee bean and polystyrene thermoplastic board. Ash. Brass. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 86 W. 48 D. 61 Marks On rear of backrest: ‘Re-worked.co.uk. Curface from recycled coffee’. Provenance Acquired for the Collection c.2010. Notes Sources: <a href="https://smile-plastics.com/our-story/">Our story - Smile Plastics (smile-plastics.com)</a> <a href="https://myrefactory.com">Home | ReFactory : ReFactory (reworked.com)</a> <a href="https://www.springwise.com">Springwise</a> <a href="https://www.core77.com/posts/16310/Wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee-table-Curface-turns-java-into-furniture">Wake up and smell the coffee table: Curface turns java into furniture - Core77</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF488 Title A name given to the resource Ash side chair with seat and back made from recycled coffee beans. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Description An account of the resource An ash side chair with seat and back made from re-cycled coffee beans, Coffee Bean chair designed by Adam Fairweather and Nick Rawcliffe. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/66ea2f093252c96bc7495f35df56087d.jpg 1ff653628187ae400d2efcd0c88a8dc3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ead94d0f14a9a148745097a75c8f3bf5.jpg 9069726c93bac0f98565c585a0dd6dbe https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/936449a6e184da8de1155a2e0499672a.jpg 56562f9708086aeb6cf8f0fec2dcaf37 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f72f3186c3fdef41bd0a49cca75ec0e4.jpg 5e0648fa24dd41a25c1f8a70a3534f2a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c88e3b36ddda4cae3e23d124d4d4930c.jpg 4450e357fbe1bef8cabf74fb52886ef5 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This turned beech chair with a rush seat has four concave rails in the back, the top pair spaced apart and joined with four decoratively turned spindles, the lower pair set close together. The raked back posts have flat finials on the tops and are continuous with the back legs. The arms are curved and terminate with button finials; they are supported on splayed posts which rise through the seat rails from a cross stretcher under the seat. The seat frame is tapered and rushed, with squared blocks at the corners above the front legs. The edges of the rush seat are protected by wooden slips, now all missing apart from a short piece on the front edge. There are double stretchers at the front, back and sides and a single cross stretcher under the seat. All the wooden parts are beech and are ebonised, i.e. stained dark brown. This chair is thought to have been designed by Philip Webb in around 1860, and was made from 1864 by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Sons, the firm established by William Morris (Gere and Whiteway, 1993). It is one of a range of designs made by the firm and retailed as Sussex chairs, based on vernacular chairs made in East Hoathly, Sussex by Henry or Harry Rich (1786-1867) (Pennington, 1995). The Sussex chair was one of the most popular pieces of furniture made by Morris & Co., being one of the staple products up to the firm’s eventual closure in the 1940s. William Morris and his wife, Jane, had Sussex chairs at their home, Red House, Bexleyheath, as did Edward Burne-Jones and Albert Gilbert. In the influential Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses (1881), the author, Robert Edis, recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic'. Other firms like Liberty & Co., and Heals, produced their own versions of this fashionable design (Parry, 1996). There is another example in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (CIRC.288-1960). Condition Beech slips missing from the seat. Rush is damaged in places, but probably original to the chair. Materials Beech. Rush. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 83 W. 52 D. 39 Provenance Acquired by the Frederick Parker Collection in 2016. Notes <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7883/sussex-chair-armchair-webb-philip-speakman/">Sussex chair | Webb, Philip (Speakman) | V&A Explore The Collections</a> Charlotte Gere and Michael Whiteway, Nineteenth Century Design, from Pugin to Mackintosh, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1993, p. 97-8 and PL.111. Janet Pennington, ‘Sussex Chairs’, Regional Furniture Vol IX, 1995, pp. 81-87. Linda Parry, William Morris, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996, p.168-9, Plate J.11. See also: Simon Jervis, ‘ “Sussex” Chairs in 1820’, Furniture History, Vol X, 1974, p.99. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF498 Title A name given to the resource Beech ‘Sussex’ armchair with rush seat made by Morris & Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1860, made 1864-1940 Description An account of the resource Beech ‘Sussex’ armchair with rush seat, possibly designed by Philip Webb and made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8d4bdf7dcd37b277de74b00731645775.jpg cdd71cd644ce77197f25b020a8411f84 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/885e3f67eb2252a0b621a04d8a3a1ee4.jpg 72fc171032fd40edd0deaa2410a6fcad https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/90e1ec1d638e43c5928221e06fb5f283.jpg 0d4582a0c9740e2c17ec5fe1aed4df7c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1778251b668426090cbcb0f47551bb59.jpg e006a9e283e21ebe6544056c463a40b2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/95cc9e4c77fdee8a97c9264358811b13.jpg c277f4b2cc7eb39ce5142929f75c3ddb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e54d6679981db989baa5731b067dbd1e.jpg 00c2ee267222ef12915fb57a6348ee89 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This beech armchair has a fully upholstered back and a loose seat cushion. There are Parker Knoll tension springs in the back and under the seat. The arms are flat and rest on straight supports which extend from the front legs. All the legs are tapered and the back legs are slightly raked. The upholstery and cover are original. This Langford chair was designed in the early 1950s once the Utility restrictions had been completely lifted. The designer was Geoffrey Alpe, son-in-law to Thomas Cornwell Parker (b. 1881), the youngest son of Frederick Parker, the founder. Alpe had joined the firm in 1946 and the Langford was one of several chairs which went into production in the 1960s and remained popular well into the 1990s (Bland, 1995). The original cutting plan for the Langford covers survive and the chair is featured in sales brochures of the 1960s and later (Parker Knoll Archive). The clean and simple lines of the Langford proved enduringly popular. The chair’s compact size made it very suitable for the contract market, where it was used for furnishing hotels, clubs and restaurants in the 1960s and later for hospitals and clinics in the 1980s and 1990s. Other than the necessary changes to fabric and fillings to comply with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations of 1988, the design remained more or less unmodified throughout its production. The chair is marked on the seat rails with the Parker Knoll logo, copyright stamp, model number and inspection stamp, dated 1994. This latter would have been applied at the frame making stage, before polishing. Condition Good. Materials Beech. Steel tension springs. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 81 W. 61 D. 66 Marks ‘Parker Knoll design copyright M PK 733’ and ‘Inspected 4 July 1994 Mr Morley’ marked on seat rails. Parker Numbers PK733. Provenance Acquired for the Collection by Jonathan Arnold, c.2000. Notes Stephen Bland, Take A Seat: the Story of Parker Knoll 1834-1994, Baron, 1995, p.152. <a href="https://student.londonmet.ac.uk/library/using-the-library/special-collections/the-frederick-parker-collection/">Parker Knoll Archive, London Metropolitan University:</a> Cutting plan for PK733 - 1953 Parker Knoll Book of Comfort – 1963/4 Parker Knoll Chairs and Settees – 1969 Correspondence in 2002-3 with Richard Ranklin, former Parker Knoll employee. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF453 Title A name given to the resource Beech armchair with upholstered back and loose seat cushion, Parker Knoll Langford PK733. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed in 1952-1955, this model dated 1994. Description An account of the resource Beech armchair with upholstered back and loose seat cushion, Parker Knoll Langford PK733. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/35fee855aa0e5b3c19396485f85ad498.jpg 382744dc69c282c521e9da86885fb2a4 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8c19c80a2f0bd25c9e53f74afb977f51.jpg 11f32f091f94114449436894a7633d53 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c2730907a5182be93f922c497f14c3b8.jpg 427506beddd92454571676bc421a8ec6 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2e2843bab23342205e08e7a9a239430b.jpg d19b749e175a1caca766f94e5566c4a7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/20ce99f8c80410e5924001fb852df109.jpg a8ee977f7ad081c6dd0fd27b415a885a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/583b76430e797d9a526b4df5756f45c3.jpg 2d61a229da2ed926bc13114db94ab6b3 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description Although this beech chair now has a rush seat, it was originally caned, as evidenced by scraps of cane visible under the rush. It has a high back formed of turned banister posts with a superimposed arched crest carved with scrolls and a lower rail with an inverted arch and scrolls to match. There are two vertical moulded bars which form the side supports for the cane, which is possibly original and is carried over part of the carved crest. The back legs are continuous with the posts and are turned, with squared blocks at the joints with the seat, stretchers and back rail. The back is sloping back and the legs are raked, with squared heels. The front legs are turned with short balusters and have squared blocks at the joints with the stretchers, and terminate in scrolled-over ‘Spanish’ feet. The front stretcher is turned with two centre balls and cones at either end. The back stretcher is a turned spindle which narrows from the centre to each end. There is an H-form turned stretcher between the front and back legs, set just above the feet, also with squared blocks at the joints. The chair is typical of those made between c.1710 and 1720. The seat rails have been altered to enable the later rush-work to fit within squared corner blocks above the front legs. There are traces of blue paint on the seat and on other parts of the chair, and the ebonised finish appears to have been applied later. The chair is made of beech, an inexpensive English wood, and is relatively plain in form and decoration, painted and later ebonised to make it look more special. As such, it would have been affordable to someone of moderate means, perhaps one of the new ‘middling sort’, those in a trade or profession who were increasingly significant in the development of Britain’s economy in the 18th century. Very few caned chairs were made outside London, so it is likely this was made in London to supply a demand for middle-quality furniture. It is remarkable that it has survived with few repairs or alterations. Condition The seat has been altered and rushed but was originally caned. Repairs to right stretcher. Bottom of right back leg replaced. Materials Beech. Rush with traces of cane underneath. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 118 W. 45 D. 47 Parker Numbers 6138 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons, 14th December 1927 from Ferridge, £2.0.0. Notes For comparable banister-back caned chairs see Adam Bowett, English Furniture, 1600-1714, From Charles II to Queen Anne, Antiques Collectors’ Club, 2002, pp. 262-7. For more on the London cane-chairmaking industry see David Dewing, Cane Chairs, Their Manufacture and Use in London, 1670-1730, Regional Furniture, Vol XXII, 2008, Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF014 Title A name given to the resource Beech banister back chair with caned back and rush seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1710-1720 Description An account of the resource Beech banister back chair, ebonised, with caned back and rush seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8025ad1fd8ea5290af896b13feac9487.jpg 6129799347ab3a52b5d3cb0422ab5595 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/63f6dba7375f0b945d28fcb7f107d24e.jpg 6b7f32ff4e2eae9e5ae9e38b8677f3e6 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This round stool has four turned and carved beech legs of ‘horsebone’ form, joined by turned cross-stretchers. The exposed woodwork is ebonised, i.e., stained black to resemble ebony. The circular seat has a later wooden frame into which the legs are dowelled and is upholstered in modern materials with a wool cover. The legs are late 17th century, carved in the ‘horsebone’ shape which was introduced into England around 1685. The term ‘horsebone’ is probably derived from the French os de mouton, meaning sheep-bone and used to describe a similar form of scrolled leg on French furniture of the period. This type of leg was commonly used on English caned chairs between 1690 and 1715 (Bowett, 2002). The cross stretchers appear to be of the same period. The seat frame is later, and the upholstery is modern. Apart from joined oak stools, very few 17th century stools have survived; those with upholstery tend to be rectangular or square in shape, although a circular walnut stool with an upholstered seat is illustrated in Macqoid (see notes below). This stool is somewhat questionable; it could be a rare survivor from the 17th century, or it may have been made up in the 19th or early 20th century using four original legs. It is unusually small and it has been suggested it might have been made initially as a stand for a Chinese porcelain bowl or vase. Condition The legs and probably the stretchers are late 17th century. The seat frame is later and the upholstery is 20th century. Materials Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 38 W. 33 D. 33 Parker Numbers 3567. 2953. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons in January 1914 for £11.0.0. Notes Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660-1714, Antique Collectors Club, 2002. Percy Macquoid, A History of English Furniture, first published 1904-8, re-published by Bracken Books, 1988, p.129, fig. 276. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF017 Title A name given to the resource Beech circular stool with upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1690-1715 Description An account of the resource An ebonised beech stool with four carved and turned legs joined by cross stretchers, with a circular upholstered seat with wool cover.