Armchair
style of George Hepplewhite (d.1786)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1775
Materials
Mahogany, needlework, horsehair
Measurements
96 x 58 x 56 cm
Place of origin
England
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Hatchlands Park, Surrey
NT 1166539
Summary
A mahogany armchair, English, circa 1775, the shaped, channeled top rail centred by a flower motif, above a circle filled with pierced rosette on three vertical supports, the channeled uprights with shaped armrests ending in scrolls, on channeled supports, the incised seat rail above four chamfered and incised square-section legs joined by variously heighted and positioned stretchers, the drop-in seat upholstered in modern petit-point needlework with flowers and leaves on a pale ground, horsehair stuffed.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1980.
Makers and roles
style of George Hepplewhite (d.1786), cabinetmaker style of George Hepplewhite (d.1786), furniture designer