15929843550001312637261000Standard Recordobject-95833170249420455816887423000001702494121150fitz-onlineadlib-object-95833https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/958331555077f-1c0a-3b01-87e4-c58d2e0d3e7012referenceterm-67107adlib-term-67107a60d0be2-2105-3b16-a693-a7206db57074furniturereplacementreferenceterm-40902adlib-term-40902ec39a220-e629-3548-92f0-14937d5d3167leatherBack Panel, Cushionreferenceterm-38432adlib-term-38432574d1fc9-f958-3d45-9e32-c114b0cf87b4oakFramereferenceterm-120075adlib-term-12007552ab8602-9259-3aac-b4df-b2392a4d206cturningreferenceterm-98865adlib-term-98865aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9carvingreferenceterm-40335adlib-term-4033580b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4brass (alloy)Castorsreferenceterm-79272adlib-term-79272080514e9-bc9e-38ac-ba52-fc76e77ec113caneSeatWidthcm57BackWidthcm68FrontApplied ArtsArmchair of carved oak with turned legs and caned seat, with modern green leather squab seat cushion and back panel and brass casters.
Replacement back and cushions, Old woodworm holesM.14-19911accession numberM.14-199195833priref95833urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95833https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95833referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPurchased with the Cunliffe Fund, with a grant from the Regional Fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum.referenceagent-156285adlib-agent-15628584c78952-91c1-3739-9f60-f2d56d1819b2Blairman & Sons Ltd199119911991-10-14boughtEntry date: 1991-10-14182018201820circa18201821118211821circa1821attributed toproductionreferenceagent-26561adlib-agent-2656142d8fd6e-7bd2-3a40-9c6e-4bcf18d1ab1cChippendale, Thomas IIThe design is related to three chairs carved from the famous 'Waterloo Elm'. Two were commissioned from Thomas Chippendale by John George Children (1777-1852). The first was given to George IV in 1821 at Carlton House, and is now at Windsor Castle. The second was for Children's own use. It was given by him to the Duke of Wellington in 1837, and now at Apsley House, London. A third armchair was commissioned by the Duke of Rutland, and is at Belvoir Castle. The Fitzwilliam's chair is close in design to the chair at Apsley House.referenceterm-107437adlib-term-10743796f4b0d1-fc11-39ff-ae91-1b23d888d479George IIIreferenceterm-106498adlib-term-106498272179a1-524b-3f36-aab7-bf342ce484d619th Century, Early#referenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0literalEnglandEnglandcountryLondonDepthcm64.2Heightcm107.5referencemedia-200194adlib-media-200194b9801903-e615-359d-a1a6-b2abac15f167jpegaa/aa35/M_14_1991_1_201608_adn21_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels75116162744997441imagejpegaa/aa35/mid_M_14_1991_1_201608_adn21_dc2.jpg1heightpixels682widthpixels50016162744997441imagejpegaa/aa35/M_14_1991_1_201608_adn21_dc2.jpg1heightpixels1025widthpixels75116162744997441imagejpegaa/aa35/preview_M_14_1991_1_201608_adn21_dc2.jpg1heightpixels341widthpixels25016162744997441image0media
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imagereferenceterm-71409adlib-term-71409f0091670-8068-3254-a8e1-028ef3b403bfarmchairhistory noteReputedly the King-Williamson family, Slaidburn, Lancashire; H. Blairman, 119 Mount Street, London, W17 5HB, from whom purchased.referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-567adlib-publication-567e680741b-4388-3904-a792-2c8bc143ce81Fitzwilliam Museum, Annual Report 1991Cf. p. 16 and pl. 27, the chair made for J.G. Children, and given by him to the Duke of Wellington in 1837.14-18referencepublication-200002029adlib-publication-200002029790b3b9f-4115-3704-93b5-7ab66137ee34The Waterloo ElmCf. p. 210-11, lot 140 a reading table made from the Waterloo Elm, not strictly relevant, but mentions the commissioning of the three chairs made from the Elm, and illustrates the tree.210-11referencepublication-5676adlib-publication-5676c8347206-42d2-3433-8da4-c97c4674f007Out of the Ordinary, The Discerning and Individual Taste of Christopher Gibbs and Harris Lindsayreferenceterm-12612adlib-term-126120fd19a74-0059-3cb4-b4e1-54b6a7a48ec1Regencyreferenceterm-71409adlib-term-71409f0091670-8068-3254-a8e1-028ef3b403bfarmchairarmchairobject
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