Open armchair
manner of Thomas Roberts (fl.1686-1714)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Carved walnut, later damask
Measurements
140 x 72 cm
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1127753.6
Summary
An open armchair, one of a set of eight carved walnut and upholstered open armchairs, English, circa 1700, in the manner of Thomas Roberts (fl. 1686 – 1714). Each having a rectangular back and padded seat upholstered in later pink damask, the arms raised on moulded and scrolling supports, the front legs an inverse moulded scroll on tapering square-section feet, united by an undulating 'X'-shaped stretcher centred by a spire finial.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust from the Treasury in 1984.
Makers and roles
manner of Thomas Roberts (fl.1686-1714), joiner