High-Back Side Chair

Gallery 258, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

Main Building

High-Back Side Chair

c. 1897

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868–1928) Probably made by Herbert Smith and Son, Glasgow, Scotland

Designed for the Luncheon Room of the Argyle Street Tea Rooms in Glasgow, this high-back chair was the first in a series by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The high back functioned to divide and define the Luncheon Room space.

Gallery 258, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

Object Details

Titles:

High-Back Side Chair

Date:

c. 1897

Artists:

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868–1928) Probably made by Herbert Smith and Son, Glasgow, Scotland

Medium:

Stained oak; caning with horsehair

Dimensions:

53 7/8 x 19 15/16 x 19 inches (136.9 x 50.6 x 48.3 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Fiske Kimball Fund and the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1987

Accession Number:

1987-71-1

Geography:

Made in Glasgow, Scotland, Europe

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Gallery 258, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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