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Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna (manufacturer)
Side chair (c. 1880)
Beech (Fagus sp.) (bentwood), cane, iron
91.5 × 43.7 × 56.6 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Blakeley family in memory of William Henry Blakeley, 2012
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Side chair
(c. 1880)
Medium
Beech (Fagus sp.) (bentwood), cane, iron
Measurements
91.5 × 43.7 × 56.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Blakeley family in memory of William Henry Blakeley, 2012
Gallery location
NGV Studio 1
Ground Level, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed (inverted) on paper label on inside of seat rail c.l.: K Kausschl. priv.u. landesbef. Fabriken / massiv-gebogener Holz-Arbeiten / GT (monogram) GT (monogram) GT (monogram) / von Gebrüder Thonet in Wien. / mit gesetzlichem Schutze. gegen Nachdruck. / K. K. H of Lith u. Steindru A. Grube Wien
punched in inside of seat rail l.r.: THONET
punched in inside of front right leg u.c.: 16
punched in inside of front left leg u.c.: 16
punched (inverted) in inside of hoop rail of front left leg u.c.: 16
punched (inverted) in inside of hoop rail of rear left leg u.c.: 16
incised in top of hoop rail u.l.: III
incised in right leg u.c.: X
punched in inside of seat rail l.c.: 16
incised in inside of seat rail l.c.: V / X
incised in inside of seat rail u.r.: IIII / -I=
incised in outside of set rail l.l.: ^
Accession Number
2012.91
Department
International Decorative Arts
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