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John Hart
Category
Furniture
Date
2000
Materials
Wood and silk
Place of origin
Sudbury
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246175
Summary
A pair of upholstered armchairs, English, made in 2000 by John Hart as an exact copy of the set of seat furniture photographed in this room in 1923. Part of a set with a sofa [NT 1246174]. Both having a slightly arched back and scroll-over arms. The chairs and their fitted cushions upholstered in striped yellow silk.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust in 2000.
Makers and roles
John Hart, maker The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company Ltd, weaver