Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Ebony, cane, oak, brass and plush
Measurements
83 x 57 x 53 cm
Place of origin
Sri Lanka
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1420659.2
Summary
Chair. One of two Regency-style Sri Lankan carved ebony armchairs with cane seats and red plush squab cushions. Legs reeded with castors; back rail carved with scrolling foliage and flowers on a reeded ground. Three carved vertical splats contained between carved rails. c.1840. Tex.Cat.T/156 xxiv and T/127.