Untitled
probably William Bradshaw (1700 - 1775)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1743
Materials
Carved walnut, silk-cut velvet upholstery
Measurements
103 x 61 x 69 cm
Place of origin
London
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Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140114.6
Summary
A chair, circa 1743-45, from a set of eighteen supplied by William Bradshaw, as part of a set comprising a sofa (NT 1139879.1) and a pair of armchairs (NT 1140113.1-4). Covered with crimson, green and cream cut-silk velvet, the rectangular back and shaped seat, on cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. 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 probably 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