Upholstered armchair
Gregory & Co.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1880
Materials
mahogany, beech, brass, textile
Measurements
95 cm (H); 74 cm (W); 78 cm (D)
Place of origin
London
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195726
Summary
A mahogany and upholstered armchair, by Gregory & Co. London, circa 1880. with turned legs and castors. Gregory and Co. were furnishers and interior decorators of 212-216 Regent Street, London. They were established in Regent Street in 1861, but had moved to Bruton Street by the 1940s
Provenance
Speke Hall and its contents were bequeathed, as a secondary devise, to the National Trust by Adelaide Watt (d.1921) in 1943. Speke was initially bequeathed to the Norris family (who built the original house during the 16th century). It was then leased to Liverpool City Council and later to the Museums Department of Merseyside County Council. The National Trust took over direct management of the house and its contents in 1986.
Marks and inscriptions
No.2 (hand written in black ink to underside)
Makers and roles
Gregory & Co., manufacturer