Desk chair
Tansad Chair Co. [1931] Ltd
Category
Desktop & office
Date
1960 - 1970
Materials
Steel, fabric and plastic.
Measurements
724 x 440 x 534 mm
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2 Willow Road, London
NT 113031
Summary
A metal and fabric covered desk chair (low in height). With a grey painted metal frame comprising a curved oval back mounted on a square section upright, with the seat supported on four curved tubular legs each terminating in an adjustable black plastic button foot. The seat and back formed of black fabric over a plastic mould. The two plastic moulded adjusting dials on the frame each moulded with "TANSAD".
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Ernö Goldfinger (1902-1987) and Ursula Ruth Blackwell, Mrs Ernö Goldfinger (d.1991), formally acquired in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of seat back.: Label printed directly onto chair back in dark brown script on a gold background. Largely worn off and illegible in parts. "PATENT No...02378 590113 4769... / ...U.K....39... / ...22... / TAN... / CHAIR... / LINCOL..."
Makers and roles
Tansad Chair Co. [1931] Ltd, maker