Armchair
July 1980 (restored), 1770-1800 (made)
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Armchair of beech, enriched with painting in grisaille and gilding. The slightly curved back is composed of two uprights connected by a rail at the top containing a panel painted with a vase amid wreaths, a rectangular panel painted with a cupid amid clouds on a yellow ground, on either side of which are four small rails, and a similar panel painted with musical instruments, with two small rails on either side. The seat is of cane.
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| Brief description | Armchair, English, 1770-1800 |
| Physical description | Armchair of beech, enriched with painting in grisaille and gilding. The slightly curved back is composed of two uprights connected by a rail at the top containing a panel painted with a vase amid wreaths, a rectangular panel painted with a cupid amid clouds on a yellow ground, on either side of which are four small rails, and a similar panel painted with musical instruments, with two small rails on either side. The seat is of cane. |
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| Object history | Museum negative 74591 shows this on display in Gallery 40 in 1936 as part of a display of Georgian furniture. |
| Production | re-caned by John Haynes & Sons |
| Bibliographic reference | Benn, H.P and Shapland, H.P., The Nation's Treasures. Measured Drawings of Fine Old Furniture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & co. Ld and Benn Brothers Ltd., 1910, p. 22, pl. 40. |
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| Accession number | 335-1899 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2008 |
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