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Pair of Chairs

1750-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

One of a pair of chairs in carved mahogany with upholstered seat. The serpentine top rail is carved with foliage and ends in scrolls where it joins the uprights. The open rectangular back has a pierced and carved splat with flowing ribbon-like carving which sits on a shoe with a pierced quatrefoil. The uprights are reeded. The square front legs are plain and the back legs curve outwards; they are joined by four plain cross rails. The seat is covered in contemporary floral embroidery in silks and wool and double-nailed.


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Pair of chairs
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Chair
  • Chair
Materials and techniques
Carved mahogany, embroidered upholstered seat.
Mahogany
Embroidery
Upholstery
Brief description
Mahogany chair with embroidered seat.
Physical description
One of a pair of chairs in carved mahogany with upholstered seat. The serpentine top rail is carved with foliage and ends in scrolls where it joins the uprights. The open rectangular back has a pierced and carved splat with flowing ribbon-like carving which sits on a shoe with a pierced quatrefoil. The uprights are reeded. The square front legs are plain and the back legs curve outwards; they are joined by four plain cross rails. The seat is covered in contemporary floral embroidery in silks and wool and double-nailed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5in (Note: From Departmental records)
  • Width: 23.5in (Note: From Departmental records)
  • Depth: 18.75in (Note: From Departmental records)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Object history
The chairs were bequeathed to the Museum by Colonel Croft Lyons per Mill Stephenson Esq. FSA 38 Ritherdon Road SW7. They were formerly on loan to the Museum.
Associated object
W.56A-1926 (Pair)
Bibliographic references
  • The chair is illustrated as figure 67 in English Chairs published by HMSO in 1951 and wrongly described as W.56-1962.
  • Bernard Jack, The Antique Story Book ( London, 1978), p.65 [referring to EDWARDS, Ralph, English Chairs. London, V&A, 2nd ed. (London, V&A, 1965), plate 75]
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.56-1926

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O372138/pair-of-chairs-unknown/
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