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Chair

ca.1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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).


Object details

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Object type
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).
Dimensions
  • Height: 66.5cm
  • Maximum width: 40.5cm
  • Maximum depth: 42cm
Credit line
Given by Arthur Myers Smith
Object history
RF 24/ 8435 Arthur Myers Smith Esq
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
W.11-1925

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Record createdMay 13, 2005
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