Tub chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1825 - 1850
Materials
Mahogany, cane
Measurements
86.5 x 60 x 61 cm
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288176
Summary
A mahogany caned bergere, 19th century, the curved top rail with two straight supports to the rear and with curved armrest supports, the back and semi-circular seat are caned, with plain seat rails, with square-section tapering legs to the front and slightly splayed legs to the rear.
Provenance
In 1937 Sir Geoffrey Mander and his wife Rosalie gifted Wightwick Manor, its contents and gardens to the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey and his family continued to occupy and manage Wightwick adding to the collection in collaboration with the National Trust. Sir Geoffrey died in 1962 but Lady Mander continued to live at Wightwick until her death in 1988.