Not on display

Armchair

July 1980 (restored), 1770-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Haynes & Sons (restorers)
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

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.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Beech
Cane
Painting
Gilding
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 84.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 53.7cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Depth: 52.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
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.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
335-1899

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Record createdNovember 14, 2008
Record URL
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