Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1979.063.022 |
Object Name |
Chair, Dining |
Title |
Spiesz Furniture Co. Dining Chair, model 295 |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
c. 1935 |
Artist |
The Spiesz Furniture Company Limited |
Made |
Spiesz Furniture Co. Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Hanover, Grey County |
Description |
One wooden SPIESZ dining chair with black leather seat. Backrest of the chair is a carved wood inlay, this inlay is loose and will move if not handled carefully. This chair is part of a set of five other chairs. This chair was part of a 1935 dining room suite (Model 295) manufactured by the SPIESZ FURNITURE CO. LTD. of Hanover. |
Provenance |
Part of a dining room suite that was purchased at the Legate's Furniture Store in Owen Sound, Grey County, on October 29, 1935. It was made by the Spiesz Furniture Co. Ltd. of Hanover, Grey County. The suite was purchased new by Mr. Victor Porteous for the price of $125. Victor C. Porteous married Alma Mary Wilson on August 26, 1914. After their marriage, they took over the Porteous family farm in Derby Township, running it until 1952, when they moved to Owen Sound. Last owned by their daughter, Le Ola Eyres (neé Porteous). |
Collection |
Furniture, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Leather/Finish/Metal |
Dimensions |
H-38 W-18 D-23 inches |
Found |
Toronto, Ontario |
People |
Porteous, Victor Legate, William Legate, Walter A. Spiesz, Jared Eyres, LeOla |
Subjects |
Grey County Industry Grey County Industries Furniture Factories 1930s The Great Depression Hanover, Ontario Seating furniture |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Businesses Legate's Furniture Store Spiesz Furniture Co. Ltd. (later Spiesz-Wright) Hanover |