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Title	[Design for a Chair: Eagle Insurance Company]
Collection	Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Maker	Lethaby;William Richard;
Date	1900
Extended Description	Design for leather upholstered dining chair.
Id Number Current Accession	F.69.2
Id Number Current Repository	1256
Inscription	Recto - In pen; "Rails slightly curved"; "Slightly curved down"; "2 thicknesses of thick leather saddles stitched together"; and in pencil - "I think perhaps this is the better chair" and "Log".
Location Creation Site	London (probably 2 Gray�s Inn Square)
Subject	Lethaby;William Richard;
Measurements Dimensions	267 x 210 mm
Material	Pen and ink with pencil on paper.
Notes	Designed for Eagle Star Insurance building, 1900. There is also a rough sketch for a desk with in-built drawers on the verso; this must have been drawn with the Eagle Insurance Company building in mind.
Object Notes	Sketched designs for a chair with a padded seat and back rest Front elevation, perspective view and details. ObjectItem.Notes in Lethaby's hand. Padded back rest stitched in diamond shapes with the letters "EC" and the date "1900", which would presumably have been tooled or embroidered onto the leather. Detail of the studs piercing the leather and wood to hold it secure (cross section). Drawing on the verso looks like it may be a very rough design for a desk with in-built drawers (also for the Eagle Insurance buliding presumably).
Relation Exhibition	W R Lethaby 1857-1931: architecture, design and education, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts
Relation References	Book: Rubens;Godfrey;, William Richard Lethaby: his life and work 1857-1931, Architectural Press. 1986. Sale catalogue: Christies. 29 October 1991. Thesis: Rubens;Godfrey;, The life and work of William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931), Ph.D., Unive
Rights	University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
Source	Christie�s; A.B. Waters CBE
Technique	Pen and ink drawing
Work Type	Fine Art