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22+ 21 April 2017
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National Museums Scotland Acquires Rare Example of Sir Basil Spence Furniture
National Museums Scotland has acquired a rare example of furniture designed by Sir Basil Spence – one of the leading British architects of the 20th century – and manufactured by Glasgow firm H. Morris and Company around 1949.
Senior Curator Stephen Jackson with the Allegro sideboard:
photo © Stewart Attwood
The modernist Allegro dining suite comprises a table, sideboard and six chairs, and will go on display from today in the Design for Living gallery at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The acquisition has been made possible by generous funding from Art Fund. A landmark in post-war British furniture design, fewer than ten of the suites were made due to the substantial cost of the manufacturing process.
In 1949, the Allegro dining suite was exhibited at Glasgow Today and Tomorrow at Glasgow?s Kelvin Hall and was awarded a diploma by the Council of Industrial Design. An example of the armchair was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, New York for their collection.
The manufacture of the Allegro suite took inspiration from wartime innovation, specifically techniques of laminating and shaping wood to make stro...
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