Osterley Park's 'Eight large Elbow Chairs carved and gilt in burnish[ed] Gold'
John Linnell (1729 - 1796)
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1765
Materials
Beech, pine, water gilding, upholster, silk, brass
Place of origin
Berkeley Square
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771772
Summary
A set of eight gilded beech and pine open armchairs, attributed to John Linnell (1729-96), circa 1765, part of a set with two sofas (NT 771771.1 & .2).
Provenance
Osterley Park Heirloom Listed in the inventory taken at Osterley Park in 1782 as 'Eight large Elbow Chairs carved and gilt in burnish[ed] Gold covered with pea green Silk Damask linen and serge cases to the whole'.
Makers and roles
John Linnell (1729 - 1796), designer John Linnell (1729 - 1796), cabinetmaker