Chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Ivory, parcel gilt, cane
Measurements
89 cm (H); 53 cm (W); 48 cm (D)
Place of origin
Murshidabad
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Treasurer's House, North Yorkshire
NT 592868.2
Summary
One of a pair of solid ivory and cane chairs, Indian, Murshidabad, circa 1800. Each with a triple spindle back, cane seats and tapering turned legs joined by turned stretchers. Traces of parcel gilt decoration.
Provenance
Given by Frank Green (1861-1954) along with house, garden and contents to the National Trust in 1930. Recorded in pre-1930 Treasurer's House inventory with note: 'Isaacs Dec 30th 1911" - probably firm of D.L.Isaacs from whom Green is known to have made other purchases.
References
Jaffer 2001 : Amin Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, London, V&A publications, 2001.