Chair
1750-1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Walnut chair. Top rail in the form of scrolled festoons of drapery, crossed by a pair of tassels. Top part of the uprights carved with drapery motives in countersunk relief. Interlacing splat of plain flat scrollwork with fronded detail. Loose seat covered in petit point needle work showing a youth standing in 'Turkish attire', with a recumbent beast. Cabriole front legs carved ion the knees with scrollwork and frondage, with plain club feet. Plain cabriole back legs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Walnut carved, upholstered seat. |
| Brief description | Walnut chair, upholstered seat. |
| Physical description | Walnut chair. Top rail in the form of scrolled festoons of drapery, crossed by a pair of tassels. Top part of the uprights carved with drapery motives in countersunk relief. Interlacing splat of plain flat scrollwork with fronded detail. Loose seat covered in petit point needle work showing a youth standing in 'Turkish attire', with a recumbent beast. Cabriole front legs carved ion the knees with scrollwork and frondage, with plain club feet. Plain cabriole back legs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss A.N. Iarchow |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.11-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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