Easy chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1900 - 1949
Materials
Mahogany, cretonne, cotton, brass
Measurements
85 x 80 x 85 cm
Place of origin
England
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101617
Summary
An easy armchair, English, first half 20th century, the straight back flanked by outscrolled arms, on turned mahogany front legs and square-section back legs, all on brass castors, upholstered in floral cretonne, with loose primrose yellow cotton cover with tassel fringe, cover to match that of easy armchair NT 1101618.
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.