Chair
manner of George Hepplewhite (d.1786)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1790
Materials
mahogany and damask
Measurements
95 x 60 x 57.5 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Petworth House and Park, West Sussex
NT 485478.4
Summary
A mahogany chair, from a set comprising a pair of armchairs and a pair of chairs, circa 1790, in the manner of George Hepplewhite (poss. 1727 -1786), the typical shield-shaped back with a pierced splat above a shaped seat square-section tapered legs joined by stretchers, covered in red damask. The design of these chairs can be compared to Hepplewhite's designs published in the "Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Guide" (1788).
Provenance
The bequest of Miss Forbes Watson, 1996.
Makers and roles
manner of George Hepplewhite (d.1786), furniture designer and maker