Open armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Oak
Measurements
108 cm (H); 57.5 cm (W); 60 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196595
Summary
A joined oak armchair, English, circa 1850. 17th century style, with a scroll crest carved with stylised rosettes, foliage and mythical creatures, with a stylised floral design to the back panel, scroll armrests on column supports, the solid seat raised on turned baluster legs tied by stretchers.
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
1595 (carved around crest)