Wainscot chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1672
Materials
Oak
Measurements
117 cm (H); 68 cm (W); 64 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196521
Summary
A joined oak panelled armchair, English, dated 1672. With a shaped top rail above a three panel back carved with two lozenge and rosette panels below an interlocking C scroll pattern. Shaped arms held on baluster supports, the panel seat raised on turned baluster legs tied by stretchers. Some alteration.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Richard Watt V (d.1865) during his restoration and refurbishment of Speke Hall during the 1850s and 60s. 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 Speke and its contents in 1986.
Marks and inscriptions
1672 (carved on crest)