Armchair
ca. 1805 (made)
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It is thought that the architect James Wyatt (1746-1813) made this armchair for one of the interiors that the Prince Regent, later George IV, commissioned for Carlton House in London. These were in the Gothic Revival style. One room, the Gothic Library, was supplied with a set of oak seat furniture in 1808. This chair may belong to that set. The chair bears the inventory mark of Windsor Castle, which was added about 1835. Eight matching side chairs are still in the Royal Collection.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved oak; upholstered seat renewed |
| Brief description | English c.1805; d. James Wyatt; ex Windsor |
| Physical description | Open armchair of oak, with cluster-column legs, decorated with a turned ring at half height, and rising to support square armrests which enclose gothic tracery carving . The back pierced and divided by cluster-columns into three arcades with tracery carving; the top rail formed by a pediment enclosing further tracery motifs. Upholstered seat. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inventory mark of Windosr Castle (stamping (marking)) |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Brigadier Clark Fund through Art Fund |
| Object history | This armchair was part of a set and eight side chairs of the same design are still in the Royal Collection. |
| Historical context | Possibly designed by James Wyatt as part of the restoration of Windsor as a royal palace. Wyatt took over as architect, carrying out an extensive scheme of Gothic revival building and interior decoration, following the death of William Chambers in 1796. |
| Summary | It is thought that the architect James Wyatt (1746-1813) made this armchair for one of the interiors that the Prince Regent, later George IV, commissioned for Carlton House in London. These were in the Gothic Revival style. One room, the Gothic Library, was supplied with a set of oak seat furniture in 1808. This chair may belong to that set. The chair bears the inventory mark of Windsor Castle, which was added about 1835. Eight matching side chairs are still in the Royal Collection. |
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| Accession number | W.151-1978 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2001 |
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