Chair

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

Turned and carved balusters with acorn finials form the uprights of the back. Between them two plain slats of wood frame an oblong panel of cane. A top-rail of scrolls surmounts this between the uprights.

The square cane seat tapers slightly towards the back.

The front legs are of flattened scroll form. The back legs and the stretchers are of carved baluster form.

Object details

Categories	Furniture Woodwork
Object type	Chair
Materials and techniques	Walnut Cane Carved Turned
Brief description	Chair of carved walnut, cane back and seat; English, 1660-1700
Physical description	Turned and carved balusters with acorn finials form the uprights of the back. Between them two plain slats of wood frame an oblong panel of cane. A top-rail of scrolls surmounts this between the uprights. The square cane seat tapers slightly towards the back. The front legs are of flattened scroll form. The back legs and the stretchers are of carved baluster form.
Dimensions	Height: 126cm Width: 45.3cm Depth: 56.5cm Height: 41cm (to top of seat rail) Taken from the object
Credit line	Bequeathed by Mr Richard J. Witty
Object history	Bequeathed by Mr Richard James Witty (a solicitor), of Riverside House, Mortlake, London) who offered to bequeath his collection of 15 high-backed Stuart chairs to the Museum. Oliver Brackett's report (10 August 1915) makes it clear that their fragile condition meant that they were not in regular use by the owner. 10 chairs were bequeathed after his death in 1935 (W.29 to 38 -1915)
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.38-1936

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Record created	January 14, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O182827/chair-unknown/

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