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| Image Reference Number: | GM08_01 |
|---|---|
| Title: | G-Plan living room set |
| Photographer: | Hess of Fox Photos Ltd. |
| Date: | ca 1955 |
| Decade: | 1950-1959 |
| Manufacturer: | E Gomme Ltd. |
| Description: | Photograph of G-Plan room-setting with man telephoning. Features occasional table B877, wing chair and settee T501 with 'Siesta' chair T411 covered in E 338 with Black and Black buttons. |
| Text Transcript: |
Typewritten description sellotaped to reverse of print reads: DECORATION 9. Left Hand Wall. (John Line) Maxwell 9548. Mounted Horizontally. Facing Wall. (Sanderson) 54120. Curtains. (Sanderson) Contemporary Print. Settee. T.501 S. in E 338/Black. Black buttons. Finish F. Chair. T.501 C. in E 338/Black. Black buttons. Finish F. Siesta Chair. T. 411 in E 338/Black. Finish F. Table. T. 876. Finish F. Table T. 877. Finish F. Table Lamps by Finmar. Floor Surround. Black art felt. (Exhibition Quality). Carpet. Wine. |
| Notes: |
The prefix T denoted Tola veneer and finish F denoted walnut brown. Table T876 was discontinued March 1956. Chair model no. T or B 411 Siesta chair was also known as 'Chesterfield' chair. The decoration shown in image is identical to that shown in GM08_02. The use of the timber Tola appears to have commenced in 1955. By March 1956 the table T876 (behind the sofa) had been discontinued thus dating this picture c 1955. |
| Concepts: |
furniture, living rooms |
| Technical Terms & Materials: |
chairs, occasional tables, settees |
| Copyright: | contact HWeFA for details about re-use of this image |
| Collection Title: | HWeFA |
| Object Type: | photographic print |
| Object Dimensions (cm.): | 22 x 16 |
| Colour Type: | black and white |
| Cataloguer: | Oliver Heal |
| Date Catalogued: | Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 BST 2007 |
| Auto ID Number: | 512 |
| Categories: | Room Sets/ Living Rooms/ 1950-1959 |
