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Armchair

1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Seddon & Sons (maker)
Seddon, John Pollard (designer)

Oak armchair with embossed leather seat cover, designed ca. 1862 by John Pollard Seddon.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Oak
Leather
Brief description
Oak armchair with embossed leather seat cover, designed ca. 1862 by John Pollard Seddon.
Dimensions
  • Whole height: 102cm (Note: Measurements taken from object by Max Donnelly.)
  • Whole width: 61cm (Note: Measurements taken from object by Max Donnelly.)
  • Whole depth: 57.5cm (approx) (Note: Measurements taken from object by Max Donnelly.)
Gallery label
(pre July 2001)
ARMCHAIR
ENGLISH:1862
Designed by John Pollard Seddon (1827-1906)
Made by Seddon & Co., London
Oak with gilded leather upholstery
Anonymous loan
This is a simplified version of a chair shown by Seddon at the london International Exhibition of 1862. Other examples of the design surive in walnut and ebony.
Credit line
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the estate of Beatrix Cooper and allocated to the V&A, 2021
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.9-2021

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Record createdJuly 26, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61475/armchair-seddon-john-pollard/
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