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It was made in 1901 by the furniture-manufacturing firm of William Birch Limited in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.  E.G. Punnett’s name appears more than ten times in one of Birch’s cost and design books in October to November 1901.  However, it is not clear whether Punnett designed the objects his name appears by or whether he simply estimated how much they would cost to make.  Birch also supplied furniture to Liberty's and several of their pieces bear Punnett's signature.\r\n\r\nThis chair is an interesting example of the way in which Arts and Crafts ideas about design filtered through to commercially produced objects.  Like much Arts and Crafts furniture the chair is made of oak to a sturdy, solid-looking design.  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