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
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).Status
On viewObject number2003.10
Charles Sumner Greene
n.d.
Object number: 000.121.8
Charles Sumner Greene
ca. 1907
Object number: 90.10
