Occasional chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1870 - 1929
Materials
Beech
Measurements
90 cm (Height) x 32.5 cm (Depth)
Place of origin
Europe
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288417
Summary
A beech 'Thonet' bentwood chair, European, late 19th/ early 20th century, the double hoop back above a round seat with stamped decorative pattern, on four plain legs, the front legs splayed near the base, the legs joined by a circular stretcher.
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. This chair was transferred to the National Trust on the death of Sir Geoffrey in 1962.