30/2006-3
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
30/2006-3
Location
On Display
Production date
c.1765 (manufactured)
Production place
England (manufactured)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
mahogany
horsehair
calico
brass
elm
horsehair
calico
brass
elm
Technique
carved
joined
woven
stuffed
joined
woven
stuffed
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. There are some old nail holes in the underside of the seat frame. There is some light wear to the feet. There is a small dent on the outside of the left-hand stretcher.
The seat rails only have corner braces at the front corners. The back stretcher is very slightly inset from the rear face of the legs. The stretchers have possibly been replace. The back seat rail appears to be made of walnut.
The chair is an even mahogany brown colour with heavier patination and staining to the back of the rail and the shoe . There is similar evidence of staining apparent, particularly on the back of the shoe. The chair has a spliced repair to the heel of the back left leg. There is also some light wear and tear to the feet. The rear seat rail is made of elm faced with a quarter inch of mahogany and with a single erratic row of multiple nail holes. The left, right and front seat rails and the corner braces are made of elm. The corner braces are not nailed.
The seat rails only have corner braces at the front corners. The back stretcher is very slightly inset from the rear face of the legs. The stretchers have possibly been replace. The back seat rail appears to be made of walnut.
The chair is an even mahogany brown colour with heavier patination and staining to the back of the rail and the shoe . There is similar evidence of staining apparent, particularly on the back of the shoe. The chair has a spliced repair to the heel of the back left leg. There is also some light wear and tear to the feet. The rear seat rail is made of elm faced with a quarter inch of mahogany and with a single erratic row of multiple nail holes. The left, right and front seat rails and the corner braces are made of elm. The corner braces are not nailed.
Dimensions
Height: 94.5cm
Width: 57.3cm
Depth: 47.5cm
Depth: 55.5cm
Width: 57.3cm
Depth: 47.5cm
Depth: 55.5cm
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
