30/2006-4
Collection
Furniture
Brief description
One of a set of four mahogany chairs in the style of Thomas Chippendale with a pierced gothic splat, a top-rail with carved foliate terminals and modern horsehair upholstery, probably made in England c.1765.
Object name
chair
Object number
30/2006-4
Location
On Display
Production date
c.1765 (manufactured)
Production place
England (manufactured)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
mahogany
horsehair
calico
brass
horsehair
calico
brass
Technique
carved
joined
woven
upholstered
joined
woven
upholstered
Physical description
Mahogany chair with a pierced gothic splat, a top-rail with carved foliate terminals and a modern horsehair upholstered seat. The back rail is veneered with mahogany.
The chair is an even mahogany colour. There is some wear and tear to the feet but otherwise there is no damage. The back seat rail is possibly made of walnut and the facing is mahogany. The left, right and front rails are possibly made of walnut. The braces are modern and there are patched repairs to the back, left and right seat rail on the upper surfaces.
On the underside of the seat frame there are old nail holes and some damage at the front where a diagonal cross piece is joined to it.
The chair is an even mahogany colour. There is some wear and tear to the feet but otherwise there is no damage. The back seat rail is possibly made of walnut and the facing is mahogany. The left, right and front rails are possibly made of walnut. The braces are modern and there are patched repairs to the back, left and right seat rail on the upper surfaces.
On the underside of the seat frame there are old nail holes and some damage at the front where a diagonal cross piece is joined to it.
Dimensions
Height: 94.5cm
Width: 57.2cm
Depth: 46.8cm
Depth: 54cm
Width: 57.2cm
Depth: 46.8cm
Depth: 54cm
Website keywords
seating
Label
Label text for 1790 Period Room (Room 4), Geffrye Museum, 2010:
Chairs
The design of the chair backs is taken from the 1762 edition of the
pattern book by Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. The seats are covered with horsehair, which was commonly used for parlour chairs in middling homes towards the end of the eighteenth century. Unlike woollen fabric or silk, it could be easily wiped clean.
Mahogany, after 1762, replica upholstery in horsehair
Chairs
The design of the chair backs is taken from the 1762 edition of the
pattern book by Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director. The seats are covered with horsehair, which was commonly used for parlour chairs in middling homes towards the end of the eighteenth century. Unlike woollen fabric or silk, it could be easily wiped clean.
Mahogany, after 1762, replica upholstery in horsehair
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
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