Chair thumbnail 1
Chair thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Not currently on display at the V&A
On display at the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster

Chair

1750-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

On loan to the Judges Lodgings, Lancaster.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Mahogany
Brief description
Mahogany with leather upholstery, England, 1750-60. RF:78/1949
Physical description
Chair of mahogany; the open back is composed of two uprights, which curve towards each other at the top and have a band of leaves between them; the voluted ends of the uprights rest upon a central openwork ornament consisting of two curved and interlacing bands. The front cabriole legs are carved above with leaves, and have hoof feet, also decorated with leaves. The movable seat is stuffed and covered with red morocco. The front cabriole legs are carved above with leaves and have hoof feet also carved with leaves. In the style of Chippendale. (Restored).
Dimensions
  • Height: 94.9cm
  • Width: 56.5cm
Measurements taken from paper record - not checked on object
Object history
Purchased from W Williamson & Sons, Guildford as part of set of three with one armchair. No prior history known. On loan to the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster, from 1978. The armchair and second chair were sent to the Dublin Museum of Science and Art.
Summary
On loan to the Judges Lodgings, Lancaster.
Collection
Accession number
726-1897

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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