FDA-A.2240-2020
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.2240-2020
Object type
Identification
Title
Barley-Twist Chairs
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
SET OF TWELVE CHAIRS; in 17th-century style, rectangular padded back and seat, bobbin-turned uprights, barley-twist and block legs, H-form stretcher, ball feet, brass castors; upholstery with trelliswork enclosing Eton lily in Eton blue
Comments
These chairs can be seen in photographs taken in the 1870s that show the interior of a room at Eton College known as Election Chamber. At that time the chairs were covered in ciselé velvet and trimmed with bullion fringe.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 1040mm
width (actual size): 500mm
depth (actual size): 460mm
width (actual size): 500mm
depth (actual size): 460mm
Material
oak
textile
textile
Physical description
Set of 12 carved oak chairs; in 17th-century style, each with a rectangular padded back, bobbin-turned back supports, above a padded rectangular seat, on barley-twist and block legs joined by an H-form stretcher, on ball feet and brass castors; upholstery with trelliswork enclosing the Eton lily in Eton blue
Production
Date
c.1875
