Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
1870 - 1899
Materials
mahogany, kelim, fringe
Measurements
91 x 71 x 81 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288330
Summary
A mahogany upholstered armchair, British, late 19th century, the square back flanked by a pair of outscrolled armrests, on four turned mahogany legs terminating in castors, upholstered in patterned kelim with fringing around the base of the chair.
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.