Wing-back armchair
G. Minter
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, leather and mahogany
Measurements
1140 x 630 x 680 mm
Place of origin
Gerrard Street
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 499543
Summary
A nineteenth century winged armchair, upholstered in red buttoned morocco leather with 'S' curved arms, moulded seat rail, adjustable back and folding foot rest; on ring-turned tapering mahogany legs with lotus leaf collars and brass castors.
Provenance
Loaned by Dunham Massey for display at Lyme Park in 1980.
Marks and inscriptions
G. MINTER / 33 GERRARD S[T], SOHO / W [Royal crown motif]R / PATENT 1365 (stamped on the outer edge of all four legs)
Makers and roles
G. Minter, cabinetmaker