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Armchair: M.1-2010

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Needleworker: Moralt, Marie, Dr

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Description

Armchair with wooden frame, gessoed and painted, the back and seat covered in needlework in coloured wools. Italian, 18th century, the needlework English, designed and executed by Dr Marie Moralt for Maynard Keynes in 1920.

Notes

History note: The needlework designed and executed for Maynard Keynes in 1920. On loan from Dr Milo Keynes since 1980.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr Milo Keynes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Keynes, W. M., Dr.

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1800

Components of the work

Needlework composed of wool ( coloured)
Frame composed of wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-2010
Primary reference Number: 179259
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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