Armchair

Theo Nieuwenhuis (1866–1951) manufactured by Jan Mensing (1869–1952), E.J. van Wisselingh & Co mahogany, moquette, 1908

This chair was part of the interior design of a private house on the Museumplein in Amsterdam. The occupant and commissioner was the tobacco wholesaler E.R. Harkema; his monogram EHR is carved in the wood of the seat’s front apron. Jan Mensing hand-printed the seat and back cover with a geometrical pattern of foliage and vine motifs.

  • Artwork typechair, armstoel
  • Object numberBK-1971-32
  • Dimensionsheight 94.5 cm x width 66.0 cm x depth 57.5 cm, weight 15 kg, height 50.0 cm x width 50.0 cm x depth 44.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicsmahoniehout, wol