Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany, horsehair interior, horsehair cover, linen or hemp material on underside and cotton.
Measurements
1015 x 790 x 635 mm
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Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 630627
Summary
Irish mid-18th century armchair, mahogany, carved stretchers, arms and back, upholstered in horsehair. Drop-in seat with horsehair upholstery and covered in horsehair satin weave fabric, underside twill woven fabric and herringbone tape straps woven from cellulosic fibre. On the underside the horsehair fabric edges are covered with brown cotton fabric, nailed in place, probably a later addition.