Armchair
John Hart
Category
Furniture
Date
2000
Materials
Wood and silk
Measurements
86.5 x 81.5 x 61 cm
Place of origin
Sudbury
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246175.2
Summary
An armchair, one of 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]. Having a slightly arched back and scroll-over arms. The chair and its 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