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A Ladderback Side Chair for the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow

Maker Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British, 1868 - 1928)

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1903

Mediumebonised oak with rush seat

Dimensions41 1/8 x 18 x 15 1/4 in. (104.5 x 45.7 x 38.7 cm.)

DescriptionA ladderback chair with a high back in a rigorous design.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds contributed by Deborah and Bob Wycoff, Anne and Jim Rothenberg, Hannah and Russ Kully, Connie and Gordon Fish, Alyce and Warren Williamson, and the Frances Crandall Dyke Bequest

Status

On view

Label TextMackintosh designed this chair for the Willow Tea Rooms on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street—then home to some of the city's newest shops and largest department stores. All facets of the Willow Tea Rooms were decorated by Mackintosh and his wife, Margaret MacDonald. The design of this chair combines the simplicity of form and construction associated with the work of Aesthetic artists like William Godwin, whose tea table can be seen nearby (#2005.20).

Object number2003.10