Chair
ca.1800 (made)
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Child's Windsor chair (armchair) of carved and turned yew and elm wood. The stick back is rounded at the top, with the splat carved in openwork with curving comb-like tracery at the top and a keyhole-like motif near the base. The middle horizontal rail of the back curves out into the arms, which link to the seat with angled and turned uprights. All four legs are turned and splayed, and linked by a 'cow's horn' stretcher (curved with two angled projections at the back).
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Materials and techniques | Carved and turned yew and elm |
Brief description | Child's Windsor chair of yew and elm, made in England ca. 1800 |
Physical description | Child's Windsor chair (armchair) of carved and turned yew and elm wood. The stick back is rounded at the top, with the splat carved in openwork with curving comb-like tracery at the top and a keyhole-like motif near the base. The middle horizontal rail of the back curves out into the arms, which link to the seat with angled and turned uprights. All four legs are turned and splayed, and linked by a 'cow's horn' stretcher (curved with two angled projections at the back). |
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Credit line | Given by Arthur Myers Smith |
Object history | RF 24/ 8435 Arthur Myers Smith Esq |
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Accession number | W.11-1925 |
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Record created | May 13, 2005 |
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