Folding bench
F. T. Baker
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
260 mm (Width); 1325 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Fleet Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16244.1
Summary
Folding wooden bench, broken into two parts. One part has two legs hinged at either side, fixed to a frame supporting the seat with two sunken screws. The seat is fixed to the frame with a plate screwed in the middle. Other part has similiar legs fixed with hinges. There is an oval thin gold metal label on end of one of the legs, attached with two pins reading; PROTECTED ACCORDING TO THE / PATENTS ACT / SOLE AGENT / F.T. BAKER / No 66 / 21 COCKSPUR ST. SW 88 FLEET ST. EC / LONDON.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
F. T. Baker , manufacturer