Child's Chair
ca. 1770 (made)
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Chairs for children seem to be one of the few concessions the British have made to the creation of child-sized (as opposed to baby-sized) furniture. Even in the wealthier households children’s beds, cupboards and tables were often adaptations of adult-sized pieces. Children’s chairs seem to have existed in all the vernacular traditions, but the Windsor chair, as seen here - a rural type originating in the mid-18th century - was by far the most popular.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned yew and elm |
| Brief description | Child's Windsor chair of yew and elm made in England in about 1770 |
| Physical description | Child's Windsor chair (armchair) of carved and turned yew and elm wood. The stick back is rounded at the top, with the splat carved in openwork with curving comb-like tracery at the top and a keyhole-like motif near the base. The middle horizontal rail of the back curves out into the arms, which link to the seat with angled uprights. All four legs are turned and splayed, and linked by a 'cow's horn' stretcher (curved with two angled projections at the back). |
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| Credit line | Given by the Most Hon. the Marchioness of Bristol |
| Object history | Bought by the donor, Theodora, Marchioness of Bristol, in Bury St Edmunds (RF 37/5771) a few yearas before she gave it to the museum. |
| Summary | Chairs for children seem to be one of the few concessions the British have made to the creation of child-sized (as opposed to baby-sized) furniture. Even in the wealthier households children’s beds, cupboards and tables were often adaptations of adult-sized pieces. Children’s chairs seem to have existed in all the vernacular traditions, but the Windsor chair, as seen here - a rural type originating in the mid-18th century - was by far the most popular. |
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| Accession number | W.127-1937 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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