Accession Number

983.722

Description

A small armchair with an ebonized wood frame with a rush seat, the back with four turned spindles and two rungs, the arms slightly curved and with two horizontal rungs below them, the arm supports extending through the seat to the stretchers below, the plain round legs with two side stretchers, two front stretchers, and one stretcher across the back.

Narrative

The 'Sussex Rush-Seated Chairs' in their various forms were the most successful type of furniture made by Morris & Co. It was termed the "Sussex chair" because it owes its origin to an old chair of village manufacture in Sussex, England. A two-person setee version of this design was also produced. William Morris founded the company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1861. In 1874 Morris reorganized the company under the sole proprietorship as Morris & Company. 

History of Use

unknown

Date

circa 1900

Dimensions

42 cm x 85 cm x 52 cm

Material

Wood, oak

Brand Name

Sussex

Technique

Turned; Woven

School/Style

Arts & Crafts

Country of Origin

United Kingdom