577/2005

Collection

English Regional Chairs

Brief description

Bow back Windsor side chair with plain spindles in the back. This chair bears the maker's stamp of 'J.F.S.' and 'A & F Howland', an untraced maker from the Thames Valley region. It was probably made c. 1900.

Object name

Windsor side chair

Object number

577/2005

Production person

Howland, J F S and A & F (maker)

Production date

c.1900

Production place

TV (ERC) (made)

Physical description

Bow back Windsor side chair with plain spindles only in the back.
bow step/shoulder jointed into seat with round tenon; legs elliptically turned with an upper & lower narrow ring turning, type F (TV).
Chair back: bow back has scribed edge line & supports 6 elliptical spindles; 2 rear spindles connect rear 'wedge' to bow
Splat type: -
Front legs: elliptically turned with an upper & lower narrow ring turning, type F (TV)
Back legs: elliptically turned with an upper & lower narrow ring turning, type F (TV)
Feet: tapered below lower ring & continuous with leg
Stretcher detail: H-form elliptical turned stretchers, type B (fig TV36)
Front stretcher: -
Back stretcher: -
Arm: -
Underarm supports: -
Seat: legs morticed & wedged through seat with tapered mortice & tenon