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Armchair

1860-1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

On loan to Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Horns, antlers, and teeth of various species with velvet upholstery
Brief description
Antler armchair, German, 1860-1870, probably made by H. F. C. Rampendahl, 88/530
Physical description
Horns, antlers, and teeth of various species with the original green velvet upholstery
Dimensions
  • Height: 1280mm
  • Width: 740mm
  • Depth: 820cm
Dimensions taken from paper records - not checked on object.
Gallery label
  • ARMCHAIR AND MIRROR Manufacturer: attributed to H. F. Rampendahl Hamburg (?): about 1860 Horn, antlers and teeth of various species of deer, the armchair with its original green velvet upholstery W.1&4-1970 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' Part of a suite which also includes a sofa and a second armchair, these pieces of antler furniture exemplify a widespread taste, groups being shown at both the 1851 and 1862 exhibitions.(1987-2006)
  • Suite of Horn Furniture Horns, antlers and teeth of various species with the original green velvet upholstery Austrian or German; about 1865 W.1-4-1970 Horn furntiure, which was also made in the United States, was a not uncommon Victorian genre. A large suite is at Osborne House, I.O.W. Osborne also contains a suite of horn furniture comparable to one recently purchase by the Museum (W.1-4-1970), which is probably German of about 1865; it still retains its original upholstery.(unknown)
Object history
Purchased by the V&A in 1970, along with its pair W.2-1970, for £500 from Mrs. R.M. Salter Townshend of The Castle, Castletownshend, Skibberdeen, County Cork, Ireland (acquisition Registered File: 69/1728).
Subject depicted
Summary
On loan to Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
W.1-1970

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Record createdMay 30, 2001
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