Chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820 - 1830
Materials
Needlework, ebonised wood, parcel gilt, beech rails
Measurements
89.5 x 53 x 54 cm
Place of origin
Italy
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Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 790979
Summary
An ebonised and parcel gilt chair, European, possibly Italian or German, circa 1820-1830. Covered in a gros-point needlework with flowers and stripes, the moulded frame with overswept top, standing on square section cabriole legs headed with square tablets.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.