Open armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1829
Materials
Mahogany, oak, beech, horsehair, trim, straw, upholstery
Measurements
82.0 x 52.0 x 57.0 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Hatchlands Park, Surrey
NT 1166538.2
Summary
A mahogany armchair, one of a set of six, comprising four side and two armchairs, English, early 19th century, the top rail incised with a shaped oblong, with overscrolled reeded top rail, the scrolled ends of the uprights applied with a roundel, the foresides of the uprights carved with leaves, the pierced horizontal splat formed of pierced and solid circles and reeded fan-forms, the curved and incised armrests with turned and chanelled supports, the reeded seat rails above turned, reeded and tapering front legs and square-section rear legs, the seat upholstered with striped black horsehair and yellow trim, horsehair and straw stuffed.
Provenance
Date of acquisition by the National Trust unknown.