Chair
ca. 1720 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
On loan to Houghton Hall.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Chair frame veneered with burr walnut, carved and decorated with giltwood, cover of green silk velvet edged with silk braid, linen upholstery with linen webbing and horsehair |
| Brief description | Chair, walnut and parcel-gilt, with green velvet cover trimmed with silk braid, attributed to the Roberts family, Britain, ca. 1720 |
| Physical description | Chair, with cabriole front legs and heavily raked back legs, terminating in square hoofed feet; rectangular back with rounded corners, covered in green velvet. |
| Credit line | Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Summary | On loan to Houghton Hall. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.6:1-2002 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2003 |
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