Window Seat
1750-1755 (made)
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Mahogany window seat with upholstered seat and outward curving arms. The legs are square section and, along with stretchers, are carved with lattice work. Upholstered in red damask.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Mahogany windowupholstered in red damask, English, 1750-1755 |
| Physical description | Mahogany window seat with upholstered seat and outward curving arms. The legs are square section and, along with stretchers, are carved with lattice work. Upholstered in red damask. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA |
| Object history | This piece was acquired by the museum in 1926 as a 'settee' but in 1979, when it was stripped back to it's frame to be reupholstered, it was discovered that it had originally been a window seat, with the back piece added at a later date. The carving on the legs is an exact match with a set of chairs at Blenheim Palace. |
| 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. 20, pl. 34. |
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| Accession number | W.57-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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