Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Mahogany, wool, hessian, damask, horsehair
Measurements
101 x 70 x 63 cm
Place of origin
England
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101640
Summary
A mahogany elbow chair, English, 19th century, the padded back with serpentine shaped top, the padded armrests with curved and reeded supports which join the horsehair padded square seat, on four chamfered square-section legs with shaped angle brackets, the legs terminating in rollerball feet, the seat, back and armrests upholstered in gros-point needlework with a floral design on a brown ground, the rear of the chair upholstered with pink damask to the upper section and plain brown to the lower half. Fabric label to the underside 'SOLDIERS EMBROIDERY INDUSTRY/ 42 EBURY ST/ MADE BY THE TOTALLY DISABLED'. The gift of the Disabled Servicemen's Association.
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.