Decorative arts — C. 1760
Chair
Ladder-back chairs of this type were popular in middle class London households in this period. By the late eighteenth century they were being manufactured across the English regions, often with distinctive local variations to the basic form.
This side chair has the typical turned ash frame and a cane seat. It is thought to have belonged to the artist William Hogarth, who may have used it at his home in Chiswick. Hogarth moved to Chiswick, then a village outside London, in 1749 to escape the hustle and bustle of the capital.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 52.119/3
- Object name:
- chair
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- Production date:
- c. 1760
- Material:
cane, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 994 mm, W 446 mm, D 385 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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