Long stool
probably Francis Beville (fl.1813-1839) & William Barker (fl.1813-1839)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1813 - 1825
Materials
Carved, ebonised and gilded wood, paned silk upholstery
Measurements
46 x 162 x 61 cm
Place of origin
London
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140031
Summary
A long stool, part of set with a pair of stools (NT 1140126.1-2), probably made circa 1813 en suite with seven armchairs (NT 1139746.1-7), ebonised and partly gilded, upholstered with yellow satin and decorated with couched red cord. The stool has four scroll legs, with carved acanthus and grooved scroll feet to the front. The set of armchairs was commissioned in 1813 by Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart, after the model of a very similar set at Ham (1140051.1-6) made circa 1675. The London cabinet makers and upholders Francis Beville and William Barker were commissioned to re-cover the set of 17th century armchairs and to make at least seven "copies". Four of the seven armchairs are similarly upholstered as the present stools, supplied for the Yellow Satin Bedroom.
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.
Makers and roles
probably Francis Beville (fl.1813-1839) & William Barker (fl.1813-1839), upholsterer probably Francis Beville (fl.1813-1839) & William Barker (fl.1813-1839), cabinetmaker