Footstool
1800-1810 (made)
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This armchair and its accompanying footstool are based on English furniture designs of 1780-1810. However, they are of solid ivory, embellished with gilding, rather than wood. Such furniture was made in Murshidabad, the nawabi capital of Bengal, which was a renowned centre of ivory carving. William Pitt, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, acquired these pieces in India, where he was Governor-General from 1823 to 1828. According to tradition he purchased them from his predecessor Frances, 1st Marquess Hastings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Solid ivory, partly turned and gilded, with pink silk upholstery |
| Brief description | Footstool, solid ivory,carved, turned and pieced and partly gilt, with fbp |
| Physical description | The footstool is of solid ivory, partly turned and partly gilt. It is decorated with gilt dash borders |
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| Credit line | Given by the 5th Earl Amherst of Arracan |
| Summary | This armchair and its accompanying footstool are based on English furniture designs of 1780-1810. However, they are of solid ivory, embellished with gilding, rather than wood. Such furniture was made in Murshidabad, the nawabi capital of Bengal, which was a renowned centre of ivory carving. William Pitt, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan, acquired these pieces in India, where he was Governor-General from 1823 to 1828. According to tradition he purchased them from his predecessor Frances, 1st Marquess Hastings. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jaffer, Amin Furniture from British India and Ceylon: A Catalogue of the Collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum. London : V&A Publications, 2001. 416 p., ill. ISBN 1851773185, p.257-8, pl.87. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.8-1991 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2003 |
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