An early reclining armchair with a hinged back set between two fixed, un-upholstered arms, its angle adjustable by a row of pegs or notches in the arms, named for William Morris, the nineteenth century leader of the British Arts and Crafts movement. The design was adapted by Morris's firm, Morris and Company, from a plain rustic prototype found in rural Sussex, England, sketched by associate Warrington Taylor and reworked for production by architect and designer Philip Webb; first marketed around 1866, the chair was widely copied and manufactured in the hundreds of thousands between roughly 1890 and 1930.
Facts
Designer or OriginatorAdapted for Morris and Company by architect and designer Philip Webb, from a prototype sketched by Warrington Taylor; marketed under William Morris's name. 1 OriginAdapted by William Morris's firm, Morris and Company, from a rural Sussex prototype and first marketed around 1866; widely copied and manufactured in the hundreds of thousands between about 1890 and 1930. 1 Distinguishing Technique or ResultA hinged chair back reclines against two fixed arms, its angle fixed by a peg or notch mechanism built into the arms themselves. 1 Connections
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Tools Used
Mallet is used in Morris Chair Plan.
Sources
1. Morris Chair (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, second sentence, on the Morris and Company originQuote, Introduction, second sentence, on the Morris and Company origin
The design was adapted by William Morris's firm, Morris & Company, from a prototype owned by Ephraim Colman in rural Sussex, England.
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