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Chair: M/F.2-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Shield-back armchair with square, tapering legs and spade feet, frame painted white with neoclassical ornament in various colours, upholstered in red and cream-striped canvas work embroidery, one of a set of six with M/F.1-1938 and M/F.3-6-1938.

Legal notes

Leonard D. Cunliffe Bequest, 1937

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

George III
18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

Neoclassical

Components of the work

Seat Depth 18 in Width 23 in
Back Height 93.3 cm

Materials used in production

Wood
Paint

Techniques used in production

Embroidery

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/F.2-1938
Primary reference Number: 95796
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 29 September 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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