Nursing chair
Category
Furniture
Date
1835 - 1855
Materials
Rosewood, textile and brass
Measurements
900 x 560 x 520 mm
Order this imageCollection
Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 784059
Summary
Rosewood nursing chair, early Victorian, upholstered in ivory damask with buttoned back and cushioned seat; the rectangular back with hooped show-wood frame, scooped down at the top and swept forward to the front on either side; show-wood front seat rail bowed; front legs turned; back legs widely splayed; on brass castors.
Provenance
Bequest of Miss Ida Bond, 1989