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Armchair

Category

Furniture

Date

circa 1670

Materials

Oak, chequer inlay of holly and bog-oak, rope, velvet

Measurements

114.5 x 64.5 x 53.5 cm

Place of origin

Yorkshire

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Collection

Ightham Mote, Kent

NT 824968

Summary

An oak and parquetry open armchair, Leeds, Yorkshire, circa 1670. The back panel carved with a lozenge and scrolls to each point, the uprights and lower rail with chequer banding in holly and bog oak, below a bold scroll-carved cresting supported by ears, the arms angled and sloping downwards, the rope seat with velvet cushion, on baluster legs joined by stretchers.

Full description

A Yorkshire armchair has distinct characteristics, including gouge-carved wing-like motifs on the points of the diamond in the back panel, the ears on the back uprights below an elaborate crest rail and the angled arms.This example has dog-tooth parquetry framing the back panel which indicates a more precise origin in the Leeds area. A rope seat is a less common feature than a plank seat.For a detailed discussion on his research into oak furniture from the Leeds area, see Peter Brears 'Leeds and West Yorkshire carved oak furniture', Regional Furniture journal, Vol XXXIII for 2019, p 1-90. Similar chairs are illustrated in V.Chinnery 'Oak Furniture, The British Tradition', 1979 and revised 2016, Figure 4:130 and 4:133.

Provenance

The Sneyers Bequest of 1987.

References

Chinnery 1979, Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (ACC revised 2016), Fig 4:130 and 4:133 Regional Furniture Society Journal, 1987-, Vol XXXIII for 2019, p 1-90

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