Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1790
Materials
Carved beech, painted and parcel-gilt
Measurements
92.5 x 62.5 x 56 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1139574.1
Summary
A George III painted and parcel-gilt armchair from a set of five. The oval back with openwork in the form of an anthemion, issuing scrolling arms, each on a curved support above a patera and a circular tapering fluted leg headed by acanthus leaves, on toupie feet.
Provenance
Acquired in 1948 by HM Government when Sir Lyonel, 4th Bt (1854 – 1952) and Sir Cecil Tollemache, 5th Bt (1886 – 1969) presented Ham House to the National Trust, and entrusted to the care of the Victoria & Albert Museum, until 1990, when returned to the care of the National Trust, and to which ownership was transferred in 2002.