Chair
possibly J. M. Willcox (c.1802 - 1859)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1830
Materials
Oak, cane and needlework
Measurements
1142 x 490 x 456 mm
Place of origin
Warwick
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Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 532981.3
Summary
A carved oak chair, English, circa 1830, possibly by James Morris Willcox (died in 1859). The chair consists of a cane back panel surrounded by carved acanthus scrolls which are flanked by twist-turned posts topped with carved finials. The top rail is carved with an English rose surmounted by a crown. The bottom of the back panel features three carved flowers.The twist turned legs are on square block feet below carved seat rails. There is a twist turned middle stretcher and a foliate carved fore-rail centred by a fleur-de-lys. Rails and feet feature blocks with carved floral motif. The needlework loose seat pad (believed to have been worked by Mary Elizabeth Lucy) consists of a wooden frame, canvas padding with woollen embroidered cover. Embroidery features horizontal pattern with repeating floral design. Believed to have been copied from the late 17th century walnut armchair (NT 532982). J.M. Willcox executed the panelling designed by Thomas Willement (1786-1871) for the Library and the Dining room at Charlecote.
Provenance
Presented to the National Trust by Sir Montgomerie Fairfax-Lucy (1896 – 1965), two years after the death of his father, Sir Henry Ramsay-Fairfax, 3rd Bt (1870 – 1944), with Charlecote Park and its chief contents, in 1946.
Makers and roles
possibly J. M. Willcox (c.1802 - 1859), carver