Flatpack Chair (unfinished) (1999)

Robert Kilvington

unfinished oak, stainless steel pin

Classification:

Craft, Furniture

Materials:

Oak, Stainless steel

Physical Object Description:

Flatpack chair is made from untreated timber and has chalked numbers on the surface made by the sawmill as an estimate of timber volume when the tree was milled. The chair comprises of 3 timber components that slot together and are held in place by a removable stainless steel pin.

Dimensions:

80 x 45 x 60 cm

Accession Number:

M20028; 2018.48

Credit:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society with funds from the Arts Council Lottery Fund, the Corporate Patrons of Manchester City Galleries and the Crafts Council, 2002

Scheme:

Special Collection Scheme (1997-2004): Craft

Ownership history:

Purchased from Onetree by the Contemporary Art Society for its Special Collection Scheme, with the aid of Arts Council Lottery Funding, 4 October 2002 ; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 2002

Relationship:

Manchester Art Gallery

Subject:

Chair

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Robert Kilvington

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