Corner armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oak, elm, ash, cotton
Measurements
77.9 x 77 x 61.5 cm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101612
Summary
An oak, elm and ash corner armchair, English, late 18th century, the curved flattened top rail centred by a raised and shaped crest, the top rail on three turned supports divided by two pierced vase-form splats, the drop-in seat with rails incised along top edge, with four chamfered square-section legs, joined by an X-stretcher, the drop-in seat upholstered with red cotton.
Provenance
Chartwell was purchased by Winston Churchill in 1922 and for the next 40 years it was the family home. Presented to the National Trust in 1946, Winston and Clementine Churchill continued to live there until 1965 when it was relinquished to the management of the National Trust. Much of the contents of Chartwell were accepted by the Treasury in payment of death duty and retained in the house. Lady Churchill also gifted many pieces and others are on loan from the Churchill family.