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Full Description This stacking chair is made of compression moulded fibreglass, designed to be moulded in one piece in a material which is both light and strong. The chair has curved edges which add strength, and the legs are S-shaped in section to achieve the necessary rigidity. With the colour already mixed into the material the moulding process produced a complete chair with a smooth, glossy finish ready for use, with just the feet needing to be clipped on. The chair was originally manufactured in a range of colours including green, orange, maroon and white. Designed in 1968 by Vico Magistretti and made by Artemede, Italy, the Selene chair was innovative in the use of this material and at the cutting edge of furniture design during a period when designers and manufacturers were eager to push the boundaries in form and structure. Moulded materials were seen by many as the route to high-volume, affordable furniture which involved mechanised processes rather than the more traditional mix of woodworking machines and craft skills. Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) was an Italian industrial designer, known for both his furniture designs and his architecture projects. He graduated from the Polytechnic of Milan in 1945 and worked with a number of furniture manufacturers including Cassina, Artemede and Knoll. He received Compasso d’Oro awards in 1967 and 1969 for his design work and from 1980-2000 was a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art in London (Fiell, 1993). The Selene chair was shown in the Italian Design Exhibition at the Hallmark Gallery in New York in 1968. Examples of the chair are held in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Condition Good, with some light scratching. Materials Fibreglass. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 74 W. 47 D. 44 Provenance Purchased for the Collection c.2010 for £50. Notes <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121090/selene-chair-chair-magistretti/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImIXwxc3n-gIVW-rtCh1e1gosEAAYAyAAEgLen_D_BwE">Selene Chair | Magistretti | V&A Explore The Collections</a> <a href="https://rehaus.co.uk/products/artemide-by-vico-magistretti-selene-red-stacking-chairs-1960s-set-of-4">ARTEMIDE BY VICO MAGISTRETTI SELENE RED STACKING DINING CHAIRS, 1960'S, SET OF 4 | REHAUS</a> Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Modern Chairs, Taschen, 1993, pp.109 and 146. 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 FPF480 Title A name given to the resource Fibreglass stacking chair, ‘Selene’ designed by Vico Magistretti. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed in 1968, manufactured from 1968 Description An account of the resource A fibreglass stacking chair, ‘Selene’ designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Artemede. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/db82d573060a7ae04c08963752a1008f.jpg 405bb3b9ff53492e807a4b702c6ad49a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/968fd71954262023a95aed5f6237204a.jpg 0b645b43938826cc3a386de14dcb7304 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7c9818568fc9a4e112d30221301beb7b.jpg c51c52be35ad146c1c6c9d7f00e93c78 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ee052b54e2af19d40f47742c5597493f.jpg 6e85cd3d63b3b6aa9f47dd987de9f3eb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6dad6d8a7886cc225efda0ba21dfddab.jpg 6f245538bb3b4c598463a3dc257b037e 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 tub chair has a seat, sides and back folded from a single piece of die-cut cardboard to form a continuous curved and flowing chair. The floral print is typical of the 1960s hippy movement. The chair was designed by Peter Murdoch (b. 1940), initially as ‘Child’s Chair’ with a bold polka dot pattern, for his degree show at the Royal College of Art in 1964. He was awarded a travel grant to the US, where he worked with the International Paper Company in North Carolina to develop the design for production, using die-cut laminated paperboard, coated with polyurethane. Plain colours or polka-dot versions were available in two sizes. In 1967 Murdoch sent a batch of Child’s Chairs to London, where they were shown at the Design Centre, but no UK manufacturer would take them on. Examples of the Child’s Chair are in the V&A collection (CIRC.17-1930 and CIRC.18-1970). This chair is similar to the Child’s Chair but is large enough for an adult and was probably made in the US in 1967. In 1968 Murdoch developed a second design known as ‘The Chair Thing’, which was produced in the UK by Perspective Designs Limited and manufactured by New Merton Board Mills. This design was made from fibreboard and was hexagonal in form, made from three die-cut parts which slotted together. There was a matching table and stool, and the range was marketed under the slogan, ‘This is one of Those Things’. The Chair Thing was successfully mass-produced; the printed board was die-cut and scored at a rate of one per second, and over 76,000 pieces from the range were sold in the UK and abroad within 6 months. It won several design awards, but its appeal proved to be short-lived and manufacturing ceased in the 1970s. Since the cardboard material lacked durability and the chair was designed to be disposable, few examples survive; there is one in the V&A (CIRC.795-1968). Condition Light scuff marks around the edges and slight fading of the print in the seat. Materials Printed and laminated cardboard Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 66 W. 53 D. 67 Provenance Purchased for the Collection in c.2010 for £450 from a private owner who had bought it in the 1960s. Notes Peter Murdoch’s furniture designs are discussed in Lesley Jackson, Modern British Furniture Design since 1945, V&A Publishing, London (2013), pp 195-9. Other sources are: <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O21619/chair-thing-chair-murdoch-peter/">Chair Thing | Murdoch, Peter | V&A Explore The Collections</a> <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O182284/chair-murdoch-peter/">Chair | Murdoch, Peter | V&A Explore The Collections</a> <a href="https://www.tmgbdecarts.com/blog-1/2017/8/8/peter-murdoch-british-b1940">Peter Murdoch (British, b.1940) (Updated) | tmgb decorative arts & design,llc</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 FPF487 Title A name given to the resource Folded cardboard tub chair designed by Peter Murdoch. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed in 1964, manufactured c. 1967. Description An account of the resource A tub chair folded from a single piece of die-cut cardboard, designed by Peter Murdoch and manufactured in America. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0ec4c61dea074fa789ffd346f8dd7e36.jpg 1cb318fe45652c2d329f910bd99eac73 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d0232126b57bf8693db75a27a8a65e68.jpg 1995f341332209716538dfa70c268c25 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/09ab83e8ac2965bc18cc75ef8147fe24.jpg b7c287d9d3bb7d7f714c661550f8e1ad https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f5ffde1d1e68ef351f5ee7a90bada393.jpg 0b01fca3a42fcd926a67707fe75d99b9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c8132d2b2785c850961a5fac47197a65.jpg 602324d20432472932a49c78bc3ebfac 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 gilded beech armchair has a turned top rail carved with foliage and pearls above a rectangular solid panel with foliate scrolls and rosettes with a pearl border. Below there is a pierced panel enclosing a stylised anthemion, or honeysuckle. The down-swept arms have pad arms terminating in squared ends carved with rosettes, supported on turned and fluted uprights carved with leaf work. An upholstered seat is bordered by a seat rail carved with foliate scrolls, rosettes and paterae. The chair is supported on fluted columnar front legs and the back legs are square-section and flared. The chair is covered in a green velvet, now faded and in poor condition. This chair was purchased by Frederick Parker as a period chair but was actually made in the early 20th century in imitation of a late-18th century chair. It is similar to two designs for Drawing Room chairs from Sheraton’s Cabinet-Maker’s and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book 1791-94. Such chairs could be ‘finished in burnished gold with seat and back covered in printed silk’ or ‘finished in japan painting with a little gilding in parts of the banister to give a lively effect’ (Edwards, 1945). Condition Repair to the right leg with iron bar. Splits to the underside of the seat rail. The chair covering is in a worn condition. Materials Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 91 W. 61 D. 61 Parker Numbers OM 2329. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, FPA050, Page 58. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons prior to 1914 when it was valued at £10.0.0 Notes R. Edwards, Sheraton Furniture Designs, London, 1945, pp. 11, Item 44, and p. 45. 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 FPF218 Title A name given to the resource Gilded beech armchair with upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-1910 Description An account of the resource Carved and gilded beech armchair with upholstered seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a2573c8d647b979d6d814d00734721ae.jpg 69f4df7b8a2053b7013ffb33fe9a171b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c2cf844ab390688e083c49c798abaebd.jpg 1bec2d5886738a265ba67b049ea6faaa https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f34e8bb028f2caca0ed012fe7463fa89.jpg 0c8f8600e6027f6b6133894208b66c3d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b97e3ed3a756fe949d658b9af618c0ea.jpg 3009b127b27ffa191b62ebe948feab19 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f1e48d7a0ff44708c712aead188b1cce.jpg 9b37eb6681ec60db0eebafcc76f078e8 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/80d0993c468b5ff6e1c1115d65c5f215.jpg c73e671bd98401e75eaeca058da9befa 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 oak side chair in the Gothic Revival style has square-section back posts joined by cross rails to support a rectangular upholstered back. On the rear of the back there is a hand-hold that retains scraps of the original leather cover. The posts are continuous with square section raked back legs that terminate in curved heels. The square stuff-over seat is raised on front legs that are octagonal in section with squared blocks at the top and bottom and are fitted with brass caps and castors. The legs are joined by ‘H’-form stretchers which are octagonal in section with squared blocks at the joints. The back has evidence of the original upholstery and has recently been covered with calico, while the seat upholstery has been removed entirely. The seat rails are birch. The chair is stamped HOLLAND & SONS under the stretcher. This chair is after a design by A.W.N. Pugin (1812-1852) for dining chairs for the Prince’s Chamber in the House of Lords, which he executed c. 1845-6 (Victoria & Albert Museum, E.1501-1912). In August 1858, by which date Pugin had died, the Office of Works appointed Holland & Sons to furnish The Speaker’s House in the Palace of Westminster (Aslet, 1986), using Pugin’s designs. The chairs supplied for the State Dining Room by Holland & Sons were made of walnut and can be identified by the use of a label motif in the carving. This example is in oak, and was probably one of many made for the Houses of Parliament for use in lobbies, refreshment rooms, libraries and offices. For the design, which is based on late-17th century backstools, Pugin specified a light but strong chair, to be covered in green leather for the House of Commons or red leather for the House of Lords, with brass nails. By 1870, the chair was also used in other public buildings, including the South Kensington Museum, now the Victoria & Albert Museum, where the Boardroom was furnished with a set of six chairs (W. 26-1974), made by Gillows & Co (see FPF461). For comparison with 17th century backstools, see FPF413 and FPF414. Condition The oak frame is stained and polished to give an appearance of age. Original upholstery in the back is now damaged and torn. Materials Oak. Birch seat rails. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 88 W. 49 D. 60 Marks Mark: ‘HOLLAND & SON’ stamped on underside of right stretcher. Provenance Purchased by the Frederick Parker Foundation in September 2007 for £350. Notes <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O719839/sketch-designs-for-the-standard-design-drawing-pugin/sketch-designs-for-the-standard-design-drawing-aw-pugin/">Sketch designs for the standard chair for the House of Common contained within a letter to J.G. Crace | V&A Explore The Collections</a> C. Aslet, ‘The Speaker’s House, Palace of Westminster’, Country Life, 13 November 1986, p. 1503, fig. 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 FPF460 Title A name given to the resource Gothic Revival oak side chair with upholstered seat and back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1855-1865 Description An account of the resource Gothic Revival oak side chair with upholstered seat and back, after a design by A.W.N. Pugin. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/00c937e85fef561f3342eb9e0dee2846.jpg 4480054833bbc0808e64e41d919248bb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ab4d596a5567576a32cba888d1f55ad2.jpg 4f70e4fa467e414d183f7f953cb3c05e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d7bb2618d42322292fae61145ef3cc0d.jpg 37e863bb2e4fa2a6ba0cb7cddf79e44b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/af72ae3bea1406500aff8122eabdd5dd.jpg 86e3d5b94a3b58a08e8143896f61f58d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f58a71f79ccf2b6a6f1044f594351f51.jpg cb9dc06207b40b07ac228c8a1eeb1607 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/20dc822837c7683eac00f3a4a44c01c3.jpg 7290dc8f5eb4e414909f4815cad1510d 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 oak side chair in the Gothic Revival style has a rectangular upholstered back with a hand-hold in the rear face, and chamfered back posts, which are continuous with straight back legs and terminate in flared and curved heels. The stuff-over seat is raised on chamfered legs at the front with brass castors fitted within the legs. The legs are joined by chamfered stretchers with squared blocks at the joints. There is green upholstery visible under the present cover, which is a replacement. The covers to the seat and back are nailed with domed brass nails. The chair is stamped ‘GILLOWS LANCASTER’ under the seat rail. This chair is derived from a design by A.W.N. Pugin (1812-52) for chairs for the House of Commons in the Palace of Westminster, based on 17th-century oak backstools (see FPF413 and FPF414, for example). A copy of Pugin’s design, c. 1845-46, was contained in a letter from him to the interior decorator, J.G. Crace, in which he describes these chairs: ‘Mr. Barry [Charles Barry, architect (1795-1860), instrumental in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster] wants a Pattern Chair made for the Commons lobbies. His idea is a light but strong chamfered chair like the above sketch covered with green leather, and [sketch of portcullis] stamped on the back. Will you get up one of them to Mr. Barry to see forthwith. Of course the nails must show [sketch of standard large dome-headed nail used on all the chairs in the building].’ (Victoria & Albert Museum, E.1501-1912). In 1851 Gillow & Co. was awarded the tender to make furniture for the House of Commons and the same model was also made for other, later commissions; for example, the Victoria & Albert Museum has a set of six stamped by Gillows, probably supplied as office furniture in the 19th century (W.26-1974). See also FPF460 for a Pugin chair made by Holland & Sons. Condition In good condition, upholstery replaced. Materials Oak. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 91 W. 48 D. 51 Marks Mark: ‘GILLOWS LANCASTER’ stamped under front seat rail. Provenance Purchased by the Frederick Parker Foundation in September 2007 for £350. Notes <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O117274/chair-pugin-augustus-welby/chair-aw-pugin/">Chair | A.W. Pugin | V&A Explore The Collections</a> <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O719839/sketch-designs-for-the-standard-design-drawing-pugin/sketch-designs-for-the-standard-design-drawing-aw-pugin/">Sketch designs for the standard chair for the House of Common contained within a letter to J.G. Crace | V&A Explore The Collections</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 FPF461 Title A name given to the resource Gothic Revival oak side chair with upholstered seat and back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1845-1846, made 1850-60 Description An account of the resource Gothic Revival oak side chair with upholstered seat and back, after a design by A.W.N. Pugin and made by Gillow. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3e159cf99275581e10e4cd753567bb67.jpg a2ce5925513210d04138992b471e4838 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/755492c5703f80a46d91d6bfbb4d8771.jpg 057bdbb488d087b807dff2d8edde3ebb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/501a35a4e3f63290b6e9e332d875974c.jpg dfb393853cd892c895fb2ebbac2c789a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6f48d270b776d77322f60863e272bd3f.jpg 1f368d5fa2776bbe88c336f26cc60aa5 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/200ed2cfaeadadcfc6a6c5158a301751.jpg df9b7a7ed29633fef98d768830454379 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3f097e0c6f07a07f2218995204cd4e68.jpg 4d13b1f043f5338c2b31aa69dc93db18 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 green polypropylene stacking chair with white-enamelled tubular steel legs was designed in 1964 by Robin Day OBE (1915-2010) for S. Hille & Co., London (from 1972, Hille International). The seat is made by injecting hot molten plastic under pressure into a cooled split mould (injection-moulding). This version may be made of recycled polypropylene, called polyspex, introduced in 1990. The innovative rolled-over edge gives the chair structural stability whilst allowing some flexibility. Four bosses are integrally moulded on the underside of the seat and the tubular steel leg frame is screwed into these with self-tapping screws. This method proved very successful and was subsequently copied by other manufacturers. The first version of the polypropylene chair, Mark 1, popularly known as the ‘Polyprop’ chair, was launched in May 1963 and was remodelled in 1964 with a wider seat to become the Polypropylene Mark II Chair. Robin Day recognised the potential of polypropylene for mass-produced furniture manufacture – the material was stronger, lighter, more flexible and resilient than moulded plywood or glass-fibre. This thermoplastic, invented in 1954 by the Italian Nobel Prize winner, Guilio Natta, becomes soft and malleable when heated. Although the initial cost of the moulds was expensive, the polypropylene shells could be made quickly and were cost effective, their economy deriving from the fact that 4,000 seats a week were produced from a single mould. The Frederick Parker Collection includes a pair of fibreglass patterns used in the development of the Mark II chair, see FPF496. The polypropylene chair is one of the most commercially successful British furniture designs of the 1960s, with the Mark II winning a Design Centre Award in 1965. It was elegant, comfortable, ergonomic, hard-wearing and stackable; it proved ideal for utilitarian environments such as the stadium for the Mexico Olympics in 1968, where 38,000 seats were fitted. Over 14 million have been sold, it and it remains in production to the present day. The chair was originally available in charcoal grey, light grey and flame red, with further colours added thereafter. The Frederick Parker Collection owns a second Mark II Chair, FPF417, which is in charcoal grey, and another chair designed by Day, FPF486. Born in High Wycombe, Robin 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 as 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. There are different colourway versions of the polypropylene chairs dated 1963 in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (CIRC.15-1966, CIRC.15A-1966, CIRC.15B-1966). Condition Good. Materials Polypropylene or possibly polyspex. Steel. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 75 W. 51 D. 48 Marks Moulded on underside of seat: ‘Hille Made in Great Britain Robin Day Design’. Parker Numbers Two chairs, FPF410 and FPF417, were donated by Robin Day/Hille to the Frederick Parker Foundation in 2002. Provenance L. Jackson, Modern British Furniture Design Since 1945, London, 2013, p. 173. L. Jackson, Robin and Lucienne Day: Pioneers of Contemporary Design, London, 2001, p. 120. Notes R. Fastnedge, ‘A Manual for Georgian Chair-Makers’, Country Life, 10 June 1965, pp. 1440-1443. The London Chair-Makers’ and Carvers’ Book of Prices for Workmanship, 1807 with supplements in 1808 and 1811, plate 3. 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 FPF410 Title A name given to the resource Green polypropylene stacking chair, Mark II Chair designed by Robin Day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1964, manufactured 1990-2000. Description An account of the resource A green polypropylene stacking chair with tubular steel legs, Mark II Chair designed by Robin Day, manufactured by Hille International. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/dfbff1399f4c1fe87bc2c7942c3a80e4.jpg d483a8efd559d3be7806e8f1e2d59624 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/79094551878b05d93fef8f74976c573b.jpg 5267216921c86893f458d68831739a7d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ec6415b5992b9941f47499b5eb693d74.jpg 504c204b091399a78bd342b6b294cb23 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5d7918e75af4e7f6ef35b038ac4733ff.jpg f62c26d819c099f4a97279b878dc13f8 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5c3520a9115509154e41178f928443b2.jpg 13d5ebe1a8ce7c831fb795013abdbae9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bca4827747f3d7981621925c1474af35.jpg cd27ee415b586f91c36e044452fb8322 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 charcoal grey polypropylene stacking chair with grey enamelled tubular steel legs was designed in 1964 by Robin Day OBE (1915-2010) for S. Hille & Co., London (from 1972, Hille International). The seat is made by injecting hot molten plastic under pressure into a cooled split mould (injection-moulding). This version may be made of recycled polypropylene, called polyspex, introduced in 1990. The innovative rolled-over edge gives the chair structural stability whilst allowing some flexibility. Four bosses are integrally moulded on the underside of the seat and the tubular steel leg frame is screwed into these with self-tapping screws. This method proved very successful and was subsequently copied by other manufacturers. The first version of the polypropylene chair, Mark 1, popularly known as the ‘Polyprop’ chair, was launched in May 1963 and was remodelled in 1964 with a wider seat to become the Polypropylene Mark II Chair. Robin Day recognised the potential of polypropylene for mass-produced furniture manufacture – the material was stronger, lighter, more flexible and resilient than moulded plywood or glass-fibre. This thermoplastic, invented in 1954 by the Italian Nobel Prize winner, Guilio Natta, becomes soft and malleable when heated. Although the initial cost of the moulds was expensive, the polypropylene shells could be made quickly and were cost effective, their economy deriving from the fact that 4,000 seats a week were produced from a single mould. The Frederick Parker Collection includes a pair of fibreglass patterns used in the development of the Mark II chair, see FPF496. The polypropylene chair is one of the most commercially successful British furniture designs of the 1960s, with the Mark II winning a Design Centre Award in 1965. It was elegant, comfortable, ergonomic, hard-wearing and stackable; it proved ideal for utilitarian environments such as the stadium for the Mexico Olympics in 1968, where 38,000 seats were fitted. Over 14 million have been sold, it and it remains in production to the present day. The chair was originally available in charcoal grey, light grey and flame red, and further colours were added thereafter. The FPF Collection owns a second Mark II chair, FPF410, which is in green, and another chair designed by Day, FPF486. Born in High Wycombe, Robin 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 as 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. There are different colourway versions of the polypropylene chairs dated 1963 in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (CIRC.15-1966, CIRC.15A-1966, CIRC.15B-1966). Condition Good. Materials Polypropylene or possibly polyspex. Steel. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 75 W. 51 D. 48 Provenance Two chairs, FPF410 and FPF417, were donated by Robin Day/Hille to the Frederick Parker Foundation in 2002. Notes L. Jackson, Modern British Furniture Design Since 1945, London, 2013, p. 173. L. Jackson, Robin and Lucienne Day: Pioneers of Contemporary Design, London, 2001, p. 120. 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 FPF417 Title A name given to the resource Grey polypropylene stacking chair, Mark II Chair designed by Robin Day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed 1964, manufactured 1990-2000. Description An account of the resource A grey polypropylene stacking chair with tubular steel legs, Mark II Chair designed by Robin Day, manufactured by Hille International. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/35ae957e524ddc44fc4386146ea5feb1.jpg 96f3c4844fdd2dccb0ed3acef5ef50b3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9060291fd9a3f19b63110574c5248fa0.jpg 4579b155f526b8f86fa5cae321e6a488 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2135714ca8036cdab77ef510ec7063d6.jpg 7e82b056a608478575a1dad24416446f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d5b209a7a15428006712c453e884c0d3.jpg ce2894e40c1ab26923cae314b0d269be https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/efd3ec157222e3ce15e18a047b089a7c.jpg 276454afb9d73784363e36cbe142c1d1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6e154d0cb742e5a18c4ebc0820a88062.jpg d751f298b9bd1b91c56f4fd376b592cb 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 high back walnut chair has an elaborately carved and pierced arched crest rail with a shell in the centre flanked by S-scrolls decorated with leaves, florets and bell-flowers. The crest, moulded back posts and lower rail enclose a caned panel. There are leaf carvings at the joints between the back posts and the crest and lower rail. The lower rail is in the form of an inverted double arch. The back legs are continuous with the posts, moulded, scrolled and terminating in flared heels. The tapered stuff-over seat has an inverted double-arch apron at the front. The front legs are squared at the tops and of cabriole form, faceted and moulded and terminating in scrolled toes. The legs are joined by an H-form stretcher, the sides being serpentine and the cross-stretcher raised, scrolled and carved at the centre with leaves and husks. There are similarities between this chair and FPF032, and they are of similar date. It is possible the chair originally had a caned seat, with the upholstery being added in the early 19th century; the front seat rail may have been replaced at the same time. Condition The lower back rail is replaced. The front seat rail is replaced in oak. The left front leg has been re-tipped. Materials Walnut. Oak front seat rail. Cane. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 126 W. 53 D. 53 Marks Two of the stretchers and one of the back posts are stamped with the Arabic number 5, which could indicate this was one of a set of chairs. Parker Numbers Pencil inscription under right stretcher: 3442 (record sheet refers to 36/3443). OM 3 scratched into back of front stretcher. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons pre-1914, from Harrods £9.0.0 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 FPF036 Title A name given to the resource High back walnut side chair with caned back and upholstered seat Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1715-1725 Description An account of the resource High back walnut side chair with caned back and upholstered seat, with cabriole legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7db39c2d32d364a5c426f96a3a454e5d.jpg 5aa9e92ab20f4548cda220983808939d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c240447e8bcdf499a468e8a7b44e3d56.jpg 6392696c5cb45045d18347e173a0178c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9964709fb31696bf3a30a2f43859b4c5.jpg d934d36d8fa6e3971e3f9891f87a4d70 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/4434f0c25064f7bfae4bee937bca4ed6.jpg 3290441baee6a24cf52728ac6449e389 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/321873e41c1131d36ef54350165d759b.jpg ef71642cb156b62b328340598e050b0b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0130a300b528cecc67ef8e4d1d2c62c6.jpg 9ec39e9279ffc02d74b78c8c230bd38b 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 high-back walnut chair has an elaborately carved and pierced crest rail of scrolls and leaves surrounding a single arch. The crest rail is fitted onto the tops of the back posts, which are continuous with the back legs, and are baluster-turned with squared blocks at the rail, seat and stretcher joints. The back is angled back from the seat, and the legs are raked with heels to provide stability. Between the back posts and below the crest there are two vertical panels and a cross rail, all with channel mouldings, enclosing a caned panel. The caned seat frame is joined into the back posts and the front legs are dowel-jointed into the underside. The front legs are baluster-turned at the top and ‘horsebone’ shaped below, set on the diagonal, terminating with scrolls and turned feet. Between the front legs there is an elaborately carved and pierced stretcher to match the crest rail. The legs are joined by an H-form stretcher: the side stretchers are turned with squared blocks at the joints with back legs and cross stretcher, and turned ends at the joints with the front legs. The cross stretcher is carved and pierced in the form of a double arch laid flat, with a central turned finial. At first sight this appears to be a good example of the fashionable tall-backed caned chairs of the early 18th century, with a finely carved crest rail and front stretcher to match. On close inspection, however, the chair has been extensively restored (see under Condition below); much of this work may have been carried out in the early 19th century when there was a revival of interest in furniture of this period, and further repairs may have been undertaken by Parkers in the early 20th century. In its original form it would have been an expensive choice of chair, due to the quality of the carving and the fine canework, which was achieved by using thinly cut cane woven through closely spaced holes in the frames. The date of the chair is likely to be after 1709, since the practice of fitting the crest rail on top of the back posts, the ‘superimposed crest rail’ as described by Adam Bowett, has not been found on documented chairs earlier than the 1709 Bishop Compton chair in St Paul’s Cathedral (Bowett, 2002). The additional height achieved with the tall crest rail required balancing by increasing the rake of the back legs. The fashion for these extremely tall chairs had begun to fade by around 1720. The chair is stamped with the initials IM on the back leg. This probably identified the joiner responsible for the chair, which would have been the work of several craftsmen, including a turner, carver and basketmaker, coordinated by a joiner. It was almost certainly made in London, since this was virtually the only place where such chairs were produced (Dewing, 2008). Condition The crest rail is replaced. The right back panel has been repaired to support caning. The lower back rail is replaced. All the seat rails are replaced. The right front leg is replaced. The back legs are re-tipped. The medial cross stretcher and finial are replaced. The stretchers are supported with iron brackets. The caning in the seat and back has been replaced. Materials Walnut. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 133 W. 46 D. 45 Marks Stamped with initials IM on right back leg. Parker Numbers PATTERN OM 3704 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons in 1914 for £8.0.0 from Kennedy. Notes Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660-1714, From Charles II to Queen Anne, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2002, pp. 262-4. 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 FPF025 Title A name given to the resource High banister-back walnut side chair with caned seat and back. 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 High banister-back walnut side chair with caned seat and back, carved crest rail and front stretcher. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d0d8e854beb2f9f3fb8c920fbc5a50c5.jpg 6929b3ee4e42f39c2a80fdee4ecb38d2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a8997a4d46992563c117a7f2a131f359.jpg 41ba4fd982126c6806aa7cceedf95ff9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6d99053634b9bcbf7263395edd228f49.jpg e6bf3b242b5abc756814d7a01bd7b6aa https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/799a07064ac786928cd0b4cae00270e3.jpg b94d1e9588aab825abfc898a22caabce https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3866b9bbb3b317dd0453bcedf1920c03.jpg b0c1b919c3135ef9bbb0f9c66ed8050f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b9647151bea71c6e9718055eee80956a.jpg 1dc4135fbdbb7d8d09f6d1ab11c6f51e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5abeceba46d58cec21564473a1caee82.jpg eb0a799dda34c1f664d09a6b75df4154 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 chair features twist-turned legs, stretchers and back posts, often seen on English caned chairs between 1670 and 1690. The back splat and crest rail are richly carved and pierced with scrolls, foliage and paterae, and the crest is surmounted by carved plumes, echoed in the carving on the front stretcher. The chair is made of chestnut with a walnut splat, which would be an unlikely combination on a late 17th or early 18th century chair and is a strong indication that this is a revival made in the first half of the 19th century. The velvet seat cover is 20th century. This form of chair is usually described as in the style of Daniel Marot, the French architect and designer for William III, active in the late 17th and early 18th century. Marot’s designs were typified by elaborate carving and richly ornamented upholstery for Dutch and English Royal and aristocratic households. This ‘Anglo-Dutch’ style was fashionable again in the early 19th century, when there was a strong popular taste for revival styles, from Gothic and Renaissance to Elizabethan, Jacobean and Queen Anne, in what is now described as the Romantic movement (Bowett, 2002). Although many examples of this type of chair survive in museums and historic houses, it is not always easy to identify which are of the earlier period and which are revivals, although in this case there is little doubt. Frederick Parker paid £12.10s for it in 1918, suggesting he believed it to be early 18th century. Condition Upholstery re-covered in the 20th century. Materials Chestnut. Walnut. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 124 W. 51 D. 56 Marks There is an illegible inscription on the bottom of the back splat. Parker Numbers 4402 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons from Springbett, July 24th 1918 for £12.10.00. Notes Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660-1714, from Charles II to Queen Anne, Antiques Collectors Club, 2002, p.272-3. 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 FPF037 Title A name given to the resource High-back side chair with turned and carved frame and upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1835-1845 Description An account of the resource A high-back side chair with twist-turned frame, richly carved back splat, crest and front stretcher, and upholstered seat, in the style of Daniel Marot.