Armchair
probably Howard and Sons Ltd
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1880
Materials
Walnut, beech, brass, hessian, cotton
Measurements
78 x 76 cm
Place of origin
Berners Street
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1128008
Summary
A walnut and upholstered low armchair, English, circa 1880. Probably by Howard & Sons, Berners St. London. With button-upholstered back and upholstered arms raised on short turned supports, the front legs turned. Upholstered in blue.
Provenance
By descent until, following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959.
Marks and inscriptions
Rear leg: 15347 5496
Makers and roles
probably Howard and Sons Ltd, cabinet-maker