Finback Chair, by Matthew Burt

An image of Contemporary Craft. Finback Chair. Burt, Matthew (British, b. 1951). Elm (Ulmus procera), sculpted using handheld power machines, followed by spokeshaves, files, scrapers, and finally hand held abrasive papers on blocks. The finish is two coats of beeswax. The seat is one piece of wood. The back leg is laminated vertically, and is held to the fin-shaped back support by an internally longitudinally tapering slot dovetail housing. The two front legs profiled into a tricorn cross section using a spindle moulder and holding jigs. The principal joints are internally positioned stainless steel threaded bars, resined into the timber. Height, whole, 86.5 cm
width, across seat, 49.5 cm, depth, seat, 44.3 cm, circa 2004. A pair with M.1-2005. Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Contemporary Craft. Finback Chair. Burt, Matthew (British, b. 1951). Elm (Ulmus procera), sculpted using handheld power machines, followed by spokeshaves, files, scrapers, and finally hand held abrasive papers on blocks. The finish is two coats of beeswax. The seat is one piece of wood. The back leg is laminated vertically, and is held to the fin-shaped back support by an internally longitudinally tapering slot dovetail housing. The two front legs profiled into a tricorn cross section using a spindle moulder and holding jigs. The principal joints are internally positioned stainless steel threaded bars, resined into the timber. Height, whole, 86.5 cm width, across seat, 49.5 cm, depth, seat, 44.3 cm, circa 2004. A pair with M.1-2005. Gift of Nicholas and Judith Goodison through the National Art Collections Fund.

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Accession Number: M.2-2005
© Matthew Burt. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 60
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 681 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 507.00kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2008:06:16 09:52:46

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