Untitled
probably William Bradshaw (1700 - 1775)
Category
Textiles
Date
c. 1743
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Measurements
102 x 92.5 x 75.4 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140113.2
Summary
A bergère, circa 1743-45, from a pair supplied by William Bradshaw, as part of a set comprising a sofa (NT 1139879.1) and eighteen chairs (NT 1140114.1-18). Covered with crimson, green and cream cut-silk velvet, the square back issuing wings above wide cabriole legs terminating in pad feet with concealed brass castors. With Chair Cushion HAM/XX/604 e and Chair Cover HAM/XX/604 f.This set was delivered for the Queen's Bed Chamber as it was transformed for Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart.
Provenance
The 4th Earl's account books list a bill paid on 5 May 1744 to Bradshaw for "making Crimson Lustestring scarves for 12 Chairs & 2 settees" (BPA 930). 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 William Bradshaw (1700 - 1775), cabinetmaker William Bradshaw (1700 - 1775), upholsterer
References
Rowell 2013: Christopher Rowell (ed.), Ham House, 400 Years of Collecting and Patronage, Yale University Press, New Haven & London 2013, p.286