Armchair
George Hepplewhite (d.1786)
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Mahogany and wool
Measurements
965 mm (H); 559 mm (W); 508 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297658
Summary
A mahogany Hepplewhite elbow chair, 19th Century. Shield shaped back with pierced and fluted vertical splat, square tapered supports, square stretcher rails, sprung seat, covered in floral, printed tapestry.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)
Makers and roles
George Hepplewhite (d.1786), cabinet maker