Backstool
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1680 (and later)
Materials
Turned and joined oak
Measurements
100.5 x 48.2 x 55 cm
Place of origin
Derbyshire
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494496.2
Summary
One of a pair of joined oak backstools, English, possibly Derbyshire, late 17th century and later. The back of two arched and cusped splats each with three turned pendant finials, the rear uprights with a marked rake, carved with lozenge-type shapes and topped by unusual outward scrolling finials. The seat boarded and raised on a pair of front legs turned with rings, squat balusters and blocks and with pear-shaped feet. The front mid-stretcher turned as a pair of balusters. The front seat rail with carved 'S'-scroll brackets. The rear and side stretchers plain.
Provenance
Date of introduction to Canons Ashby not recorded, but at Canons Ashby as part of The Dryden Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund) and transferred to The National Trust in 1980/1.
Marks and inscriptions
Under seat: Partially illegible 'Misses and Mr B. Skipton'