Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1979.063.024 |
Object Name |
Chair, Dining |
Title |
Spiesz Furniture Co. Dining Chair, model 295 |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Credit line |
Donated in memory of the Porteous family |
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 table chair with black leather seat and "fancy" back. The leather is tacked on the underside of the seat with small tacks, and there are metal hardware pieces at the bottom on each foot. This chair was part of a 1935 dining room suite (Model 295) manufactured by the SPIESZ FURNITURE CO. LTD. of Hanover. It was donated in a set of five and matches 1979.063.021 to .025. |
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/Glue |
Dimensions |
H-38 W-18 D-23 inches |
Found |
Toronto, Ontario |
People |
Porteous, Victor Legate, Walter A. Spiesz, Jared Eyres, LeOla |
Subjects |
Grey County Industry Grey County Industries Furniture Factories 1930s The Great Depression Hanover, Ontario Chairs Furniture Furniture stores |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Businesses Legate's Furniture Store Spiesz Furniture Co. Ltd. (later Spiesz-Wright) Hanover |