Chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Ebonised beech, mother of pearl, cane seat
Measurements
81 cm (H); 39 cm (W); 46 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196562.4
Summary
One of a set of four ebonised beech and mother of pearl inlaid single chairs, English, circa 1850. Each with a shaped balloon back with curved horizontal stretcher, shaped cane seat supported on turned front legs with slightly splayed feet, twin side stretchers and a turned front rail.
Provenance
Probably purchased by Richard Watt V (d.1865) during his restoration and refurbishment of Speke Hall in the 1850s. 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 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.