Armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1810 - circa 1820
Materials
Mahogany, oak, silk, webbing, brass
Measurements
80 x 46 x 41 cm
Place of origin
France
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Saltram, Devon
NT 871321.1
Summary
A mahogany armchair, or bergère, French, early 19th century, one of a pair. With a curved toprail and downswept arms either side of an overstuffed seat. The arm supports each carved as a swan's head, neck and wings. Raised on front legs turned as opposing balusters, the rear legs rectangular-section and outswept. On brass castors. Once upholstered in green damask, now covered in beige striped silk.
Provenance
Date of introduction to Saltram not recorded, but possibly acquired by John Parker, 2nd Lord Boringdon, later 1st Earl of Morley (1772 - 1840) on an extended holiday to France (and Italy) in 1817/1818. Thence by descent to Edmund Robert Parker (1877 - 1951), 4th Earl of Morley and accepted by HM Treasury from his Executors as that part of the contents to be acquired using funds from the National Land Fund to defray the Estate Duty otherwise payable and transferred to the National Trust in 1957.