X-frame stool
manner of Gillows of Lancaster
Category
Furniture
Date
1815 - 1825
Materials
Mahogany, textile
Measurements
40 x 41 x 38 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850161
Summary
A mahogany X frame stool, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1820 The later textile seat, originally caned, with scrolled rail and applied corner roundels above shaped X frame supports with scrolled feet. see Susan, Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840 (2008) 2 vols., Volume II, p. 217, Plate 197
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.
Makers and roles
manner of Gillows of Lancaster , furniture designer and maker
References
Stuart, Susan 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730 - 1840' (2008) 2 vols., Volume II, p. 217, Plate 197