Form (bench)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1640 (and later)
Materials
Turned and joined oak
Measurements
45 x 201 x 40 cm
Place of origin
England
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1147388.1
Summary
A joined oak form or long stool, English, mid-17th century, one of a pair, with later replacements and strengthening timbers. The single plank (re-)pegged top above friezes with moulded bottom edges, the end friezes covered by later boards, raised on four block and baluster-turned legs on block feet joined by an 'H'-shaped stretcher. The central stretcher replaced. -- It is rare for forms of this type to survive in pairs.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.