Armchair
1660-1700 (Made), August 1980 (restored)
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This armchair is of carved and turned walnut and beech. It has a back panel which is filled in with cane. The openwork back is composed of a top rail carved with voluted scrolls, and the bottom rail is similarly decorated but with the addition of a rosette in the centre. Two baluster uprights are continous with the back legs. The cane panel is bordered by scrolled slats. The supports of the arms and the front legs are formed of scrolls; the latter are joined to one another by a rail with three flowers between scrolls, and by baluster rails to the back legs. These rails and the back legs are similarly connected in pairs. The chair was re-caned in August 1980 by John Haynes & Sons, furniture restorers.
The turned twisting balusters are all original. The top section of the cresting rail and the proper right finial are replacements. The rosettes on the sides of the hand-rests might be later additions, as sytlistically they raise suspicions. The middle stretcher is a replacement.
On loan to Kensington Palace.
The turned twisting balusters are all original. The top section of the cresting rail and the proper right finial are replacements. The rosettes on the sides of the hand-rests might be later additions, as sytlistically they raise suspicions. The middle stretcher is a replacement.
On loan to Kensington Palace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned walnut and beech; caning. |
| Brief description | Armchair of carved and turned walnut and beech. The panel on the back is filled in with cane. 1660-1700, English, re-caned by John Haynes & Sons in 1980 |
| Physical description | Armchair of carved and turned walnut. The panel on the back is filled in with cane. The openwork back is composed of a top rail carved with voluted scrolls, a bottom rail similarly decorated with the addition of a rosette in the centre, two baluster uprights continuous with the back legs, and a cane panel bordered by scrolled slats. The supports of the arms and of the fron legs are formed of scrolls; the latter are joined to one another by a rail with three flowers between scrolls, and by baluster rails to the back legs; these rails and the back legs are similarly connected in pairs. All baluster elements are beech. Beech is easier to turn than walnut, and provides a good ground for staining. All three lower stretchers are also beech, and the chair would have been stained all over. The turned twisting balusters are all original. The top section of the cresting rail and the proper right finial are replacements. The rosettes on the sides of the hand-rests might be later additions, as sytlistically they raise suspicions. The middle stretcher is a replacement. |
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| Credit line | Given by Henry Wallis Esq. |
| Object history | Formerly on loan to Valence House, Dagenham (returned 1963). Currently on loan to Kensington Palace, where it has been since 1973. |
| Summary | This armchair is of carved and turned walnut and beech. It has a back panel which is filled in with cane. The openwork back is composed of a top rail carved with voluted scrolls, and the bottom rail is similarly decorated but with the addition of a rosette in the centre. Two baluster uprights are continous with the back legs. The cane panel is bordered by scrolled slats. The supports of the arms and the front legs are formed of scrolls; the latter are joined to one another by a rail with three flowers between scrolls, and by baluster rails to the back legs. These rails and the back legs are similarly connected in pairs. The chair was re-caned in August 1980 by John Haynes & Sons, furniture restorers. The turned twisting balusters are all original. The top section of the cresting rail and the proper right finial are replacements. The rosettes on the sides of the hand-rests might be later additions, as sytlistically they raise suspicions. The middle stretcher is a replacement. On loan to Kensington Palace. |
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| Accession number | 618-1901 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2008 |
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