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Pair of Chairs

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of chairs with backs of interlaced straps with Rococo detailing along the cresting and on lower part of 'splat'. Seats upholstered with modern needlework in a fairly good imitation of the typical upholstery-embroidery of the period (large flowers in what would originally have been bright colours on a brown ground); the imitation has 'built in' fading, fixed with brass-headed nails. Cabriole legs with claw and ball feet in front, decorated with typical floral scrollwork. The back legs end in pad-feet.

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Chair
  • Chair
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Pair of chairs, ca. 1740, English
Physical description
Pair of chairs with backs of interlaced straps with Rococo detailing along the cresting and on lower part of 'splat'. Seats upholstered with modern needlework in a fairly good imitation of the typical upholstery-embroidery of the period (large flowers in what would originally have been bright colours on a brown ground); the imitation has 'built in' fading, fixed with brass-headed nails. Cabriole legs with claw and ball feet in front, decorated with typical floral scrollwork. The back legs end in pad-feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100cm
  • Width: 62.2cm
  • Depth: 66cm
Credit line
Claude Rotch Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Claude Rotch (1962)
On long loan to Nunnington Hall from 1979 to 2014.
Collection
Accession number
W.53-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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