Chair
Paul Northwood
Category
Furniture
Date
2011 - 2012
Materials
yew and oak
Measurements
1010 x 725 x 490 mm
Place of origin
Powys
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Tudor Merchants House, Pembrokeshire (Accredited Museum)
NT 445722
Summary
Chair. A four-legged stool with elaborately turned yew back, arms, legs, spindles and stretchers. The seat is in oak. The yew has been seasoned, stained and oiled to give a high shine finish and the oak seat waxed. This chair was made for use with the writing table. An adapted version of a (possibly) 15th / early 16th century Welsh chair, said to be from South Pembrokeshire (illustrated in R.Bebb, Welsh Furniture, vol.1 p.141 picture 221). This is plainer and earlier version of the 'Welsh turned chair' of the 17th / 18th centuries.
Provenance
This piece was made by Paul Northwood, Llangunllo Powys in 2011-2012. The furniture and fittings were commissioned especially for the Tudor Merchant’s House by Dr Charles Kightly.
Makers and roles
Paul Northwood, furniture maker