F 1

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

Mahogany chair with a galleried rectangular back with an arcaded and vertically railed back between reeded uprights and modern blue silk upholstery. It was probably manufactured in England and dates from c.1810.

Object name

chair

Object number

F 1

Location

On Display

Production date

c.1810 (manufactured)

Production place

England (manufactured)

Period

Georgian (1714-1837)

Material

mahogany
silk
beech
glue

Technique

carved
joined
upholstered
tenoned

Physical description

Mahogany side chair with a galleried rectangular back with an arcaded vertically railed back between reeded uprights. The chair has a panelled tablet on the top rail. It has a stuffed, bowed seat on turned and reeded forelegs. The seat has modern upholstery in blue silk.

Dimensions

Height: 82.3cm
Width: 52.5cm
Depth: 45cm
Depth: 50cm

Website keywords

seating
furniture
Decoration and furnishings

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Side chair, mahogany, the back formed of gothic arcading supported on spindle columns, and with turned and reeded legs, c1815, upholstered in modern silk.