Settee
Category
Furniture
Date
1840
Materials
Moire silk, Oak, Velvet
Measurements
1230 mm (H); 1950 mm (W); 650 mm (D)
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170708
Summary
Chair; Settee - Carved oak settee of circa 1840, Charles II style, upholstered in burgundy coloured stamped velvet; settee back carved with foliage and vines, grapes with carved lion finials at each end of top rail; claw feet to front legs. Replacement gimp reproduced by Wendy Cushing, 1990. Moire covering loose over velvet.
Provenance
Previously amongst the chattels that, in 1978, were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust. Acceptance in lieu, 1999. Now owned by the National Trust.