Reading chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1840
Materials
oak, brass, rexine & textile
Measurements
980 x 690 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288628
Summary
Early 19th century (circa 1840) oak reading armchair with exposed oak frame painted with stencilled linear designs in black. Squared back with incurved top corners. Straight upholstered arms, a patera applied to the front support. Turned tapered front legs on metal castors. Buttoned back, arms and seat cushion covered with dark red Rexine. oak book support with shallow rim along one side, supported on a faceted metal arm fitted into a nozzle on top of the arm. The reading surface can be raised on a rachet.