Hall seat
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak
Measurements
1135 mm (H); 2030 mm (W); 395 mm (D)
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170719
Summary
Seat. Carved oak hall seat in the Dutch style of Daniel Marot, c.1690 the shaped back elaborately carved with a basket of flowers above a coat of arms with much scrolling, the sides, apron and legs similarly carved with scroll, shell, mask, bird and fruit motifs.
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. Purchased by the National Trust in 2000.