Dining chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1750
Materials
Red walnut and leather
Measurements
965 x 545 x 445 mm
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783947.2
Summary
One of a set of six red walnut Chippendale-style dining chairs, c.1750; the back with cupid-bow top rail and carved and pierced vase splat; cabriole front legs with carved knees and hoof feet; drop-in seat covered in 18th-century embossed calfskin, probably Dutch, with a floral vase design in varnished silver leaf and blue, green, red and white oils.
Provenance
Hopewell Bequest, 1985