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Chair: M.21B-1961

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

chair

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Set of six mahogany chairs with open backs and pierced splats carved in the Rococo style, straight legs fluted and chamfered and an H-shaped stretcher. The splats have entwined bands, gadrooning and wave mouldings. Upholstered over the seat in burgundy coloured horsehair.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Louis C. G. Clarke, 1960

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1755 CE - Circa 1760 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Seat
Back Height 101 cm

Materials used in production

Horsehair fabric
Mahogany

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Piercing
Upholstering
Carving

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.21B-1961
Primary reference Number: 77252
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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