Wing-back armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile, Wood, Cotton
Measurements
1145 mm (H)737 mm (W)787 mm (D)
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1227301
Summary
Wing easy chair upholstered in blue William Morris fabric on square legs with understretchers. With loose linen cover of Sanderson Morris print in green and yellow. Tied to the under cloth is a delivery label from M.S.& M. Ltd (Mawson Swan and Morgan) Newcastle, to The Lady Armstrong, Cragside, Rothbury.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Marks and inscriptions
M.S.& M. Ltd Newcastle / The Lady Armstrong / Cragside / Rothbury (this is probably Mawson, Swan and Morgan of Newcastle) on printed luggage label tied to the under cloth. Lady Armstrong chair - hand written in pencil on the same label.