Settee
Category
Furniture
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
Mahogany, wool
Measurements
86 x 123 x 86 cm
Place of origin
Britain
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288327
Summary
A mahogany corner sofa, British, late 19th century, the padded rectangular seat with upright rest to the back and one short side, on four square-section tapering legs, upholstered in Morris & Co. 'Tulip and Rose' blue woven wool.
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.