Chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Mahogany, leather
Measurements
614 mm (Width) x 442 mm (Depth); 840 mm (L)
Place of origin
England
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101678
Summary
A mahogany 'office' armchair, English, late 19th century, the curved crest above six curved vertical back splats, the armrests on plain supports, the seat inset with nailed brown leather, on curved front legs and plain rear legs, joined by a H-stretcher.
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.