Open armchair 1827-28
giltwood, with needlework covers | 97.3 x 64.0 x 53.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 285
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A set of six open armchairs, en suite with a sofa, and each with a square upholstered back and bowfront seat. Covered in needlework worked by Princess Frederica, Duchess of York, the back panels depict bouquets of flowers, the arms are foliate scrolled, the legs are crowned with acanthus leaves and the bowfront seat-rail is beaded, the top of each legs with leafy paterae.
Provenance
Supplied to George IV for Windsor Castle as part of a suite of six armchairs and a sofa for Rooms 243 and 244. The needlework, from the Duke of York's collection, was sent to Morel & Seddon between 12 and 29 March 1827. Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, at Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish the newly built apartments designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville (1766-1840) for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London.
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Medium and techniques
giltwood, with needlework covers
Measurements
97.3 x 64.0 x 53.5 cm (whole object)
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