Armchair
style of George Hepplewhite (d.1786)
Category
Furniture
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Mahogany, cotton, damask
Measurements
98 x 54 x 48 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288272
Summary
A group of two mahogany chairs comprising an armchair and side chair, British, late 18th century, in the style of Hepplewhite, both chairs with humped top rail, the pierced back splat of stylized wheat sheaf form, flanked by shaped uprights, the armchair with shaped armrests on curved supports, the seat with serpentine front edge and the seat rail with moulded rim, on square-section tapering front legs joined to the rear splayed square-section legs with a H-stretcher, the rear legs joined by a single stretcher, the armchair re-upholstered with Morris & Co. 'Snakeshead' cotton in purple and brown, the side chair upholstered in maroon damask.
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. These chairs are listed in the Wightwick Manor 1937 inventory.
Makers and roles
style of George Hepplewhite (d.1786), designer