Chair
E. G. Lister
Category
Furniture
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Wood, wool and silk embroidery, wool, linen, cotton or linen canvas
Measurements
113 x 70 x 77 cm
Order this imageCollection
Westwood Manor, Wiltshire
NT 222242
Summary
18th century wing easy chair. The square padded seat is supported on turned legs, those at the front columnar above simple turned feet. Above the baluster-turned rear legs with raked ('compass') heels, linked to the front legs with serpentine crossed stretchers, the padded back rises to a flat top rail, the wings leading into the vertically scrolled-outward arms. Covered in Lister wool needlework. Loose seat squab. See W.F.34.
Provenance
E.G. Lister collection
Makers and roles
E. G. Lister, needleworker