Armchair
ca. 1720 (made)
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| Place of origin |
On loan to Houghton Hall.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Legs and seat frame of burr walnut veneer with carved and gilt decoration; fixed cover of green silk velvet, edged with silk braid; structural upholstery of linen, linen webbing and horsehair |
| Brief description | Wing armchair, walnut and parcel-gilt, with green velvet cover trimmed with silk braid, attributed to the Roberts family, Britain, ca. 1720 |
| Physical description | Wing armchair, with cabriole legs, terminating in square hoofed feet; rectangular back; the wings with S profiled elevation are canted out from the back and run down into out-curving arms ending in scrolls. Covered in green velvet. |
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| 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.19:1-2002 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2003 |
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