Chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1730
Materials
Walnut, oak, holly, textile
Measurements
100 x 56 x 57 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731699.3
Summary
One of a matched set of thirteen walnut, oak and holly strung single chairs, English, circa 1730. The back with a shaped and moulded top rail and rectangular solid splat inlaid with holly stringing. The upholstered drop in seat with shaped apron and raised on front angled cabriole legs and pointed pad feet tied by baluster stretchers, the back legs splayed and chamfered. Various alterations, the textile seat covers later.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.