Mission Oak Settle Bench Quartersawn Slat Back Cowhide Cushion Arts and Crafts

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Maker: Unmarked so far as examined

• Material: Quartersawn white oak with a loose cowhide-covered cushion

• Dimensions: Not measured — available on request

• Colour/Finish: Medium brown oak with visible ray fleck; black and white cowhide

• Condition: Good and structurally sound; finish wear consistent with age

• Era/Period: Arts and Crafts idiom

• Other specs: Horizontal slat back, wide flat arms over corbels, exposed pinned through-tenon joinery

NO SHOPMARK FOUND. Furniture in this idiom is heavily reproduced and an attribution without a mark is worth nothing, so none is offered.

What is not in doubt is the timber: quartersawn oak with the ray fleck showing across the slats, and joinery that is pinned and exposed rather than hidden. The cowhide cushion is a modern choice and reads well against the oak.