Chair

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

The following description has been transcribed from the original accession record of 1970. Chair English about 1720. Rectangular back and trapezoidal seat, upholstered in a patterned brocade of green, salmon and silver, edged with silver braid. Raised on richly carved, gessoed and gilded cabriole forelegs and conforming ogee back legs, which all have stylised square-hoof feet, ornamented with scrolling foliage. Seat rails on front and sides similarly carved, gessoed and gilded, each centred with an arrangement of stylised foliage. One of a set of eight chairs W.22-29-1970

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Category	Furniture
Object type	Chair
Materials and techniques	Silk (Textile) Walnut Carving Upholstery Gilding
Brief description	Gesso and gilded chair with cabriole forelegs and stylised square-hoof feet, upholstered in a patterned brocade of green, salmon and silver, edged with silver braid. English, Glemham Hall, 1722.
Physical description	The following description has been transcribed from the original accession record of 1970. Chair English about 1720. Rectangular back and trapezoidal seat, upholstered in a patterned brocade of green, salmon and silver, edged with silver braid. Raised on richly carved, gessoed and gilded cabriole forelegs and conforming ogee back legs, which all have stylised square-hoof feet, ornamented with scrolling foliage. Seat rails on front and sides similarly carved, gessoed and gilded, each centred with an arrangement of stylised foliage. One of a set of eight chairs W.22-29-1970
Dimensions	Height: 104.5cm Width: 64.4cm Depth: 67.5cm Height: 42cm (to top of seat rail) taken from object
Associated objects	W.24-1970 W.25-1970 W.26-1970 W.27-1970 W.28-1970 W.29-1970 W.30-1970 W.31-1970 W.32-1970 W.33-1970
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.23-1970

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Record created	December 16, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119853/chair-unknown/

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