Bench
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Ash
Measurements
49.5cm x 28.3 cm x 409 cm
Place of origin
Ickworth House
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850145.5
Summary
One from a set of four of ash benches, English, circa 1820 Made as seating for the pair of massive ash tables. With a thick rectangular plank seat raised on three shaped solid supports with iron strap stretchers. This furniture from the Servants Hall was most likely constructed in situ due to the enormous size of the plank tops of the tables and have probably remained in the same room since. It is also likely that the ash was cut from trees on the estate.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.