Hall chair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1840
Materials
Mahogany, carved and turned
Measurements
87 x 41 x 32.5 cm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sizergh Castle, Cumbria
NT 998222.2
Summary
A pair of mahogany hall chairs, English, circa 1840, the backs of shield-shape with scrolling top edge, the sides wrapped with acanthus, and applied with a shield painted with a gilt crest. The dished oval seat raised on turned front supports.
Provenance
Given by Henry Hornyold Strickland (1890 – 1975) with Sizergh Castle and its estates in 1950.