11 10 191 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3304fe6792ce8b12a8d73657809231f5.jpg 4bbb3fbd0b3ac08469a3bd1ebd270be2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/613d016c625ca3237691e5b626ad4a00.jpg d12e7016c7ac9cac34952a4d5d380a92 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ce41a89d7309721e9da7d259b0fd6220.jpg 03f1df1ffb0e29d3caf087c598b7df9e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/42482eefe96f3f45a3f2ec6504ce5ecf.jpg 4756ef5761829a775cd613430b8965c3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a6f456e24e5e548ee7068a68a4549e40.jpg 8da69f7edba2d765838056bb3e2cf256 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ac17185254f7a92f3aa216c24ad38b9c.jpg 422e5516fc0f33fa7ebdc436c013e791 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6beefc9cde377830dddaaa5777d56be5.jpg 0dad80d4e5e79c17ca49d16ff869656f Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description The chair has a scrolled back with a turned and reeded top rail, above a rectangular veneered panel framed with banding, a horizontal strip of pierced moulded ogee interlace and a lower rail of carved leaf tips. The moulded down-swept arms are supported on turned balusters. The slender tapered front legs have a turning at the top, above reeds and turned ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). The light design of the chair is typical of the taste at the end of the century, made popular by Thomas Sheraton’s design books, amongst others. It seems almost too slender for use as a dining chair and was perhaps more suitable for a study or library. Comparable painted and gilded chairs, with upholstery covers to suit the curtains and other textiles, were generally used in drawing rooms or bedrooms. This chair has been re-covered in the 20th century with horsehair fabric and close-nailed, very much in the way it was probably done originally. The framed panel in the back, which was quite a common feature at this period, would generally have displayed a well-figured veneer, or a painted scene or decoration. Condition Old cracks and damage to the top rail. Veneer loss to the rectangular panel, which is fixed at bottom with wire, and its surface varnish has decomposed. The left arm support is damaged at the joint with the seat rail. Materials Mahogany. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 84 W. 54 D. 54 Parker Numbers 6230 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons in December 1929 from Heals for £5.8.0 Notes Thomas Sheraton, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book, 1793, 1794 and 1802. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF277 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany armchair with carved interlace back and upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1810. Description An account of the resource Mahogany armchair with carved and pierced interlace rail in the back, upholstered seat and turned and reeded front legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0c6ea5cb9eb11e2a2a0df186411d3035.jpg 8addbf408721f1d6c8f4cf9e472e60e1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/efe9eada0689865e63ae5e8409f5aa92.jpg ff097932407584dfbffc2f3abf5adeff https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0454e7af5193a3a9351754e0913b7a11.jpg 37078c1eba070cfc5d07e9c0383a39c4 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/883108c976c75a421d73db4ea56d12a8.jpg 7d710975d534311acd0e049507c9dbb7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c303231855f8d69169c6e15e840737be.jpg d7f9e2345bb30cf2df2062d5e7be0174 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This mahogany side chair has a concave back with a tablet rail comprising a moulded frame and a central pierced panel of interlaced ovals flanked by solid panels carved with bellflower pendants. Below there is a pierced and fluted diagonal lattice splat with carved florets and rounded arches carved with foliage, with a moulded rail below. Tapering and moulded back posts are continuous with square-section and flared back legs. A deep stuff-over ‘compass’ (round) seat is raised on tapering, turned and reeded front legs with ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). The chair is covered with a modern rose damask. The pattern for this chair is possibly inspired by a design in Thomas Sheraton’s The Cabinet Dictionary (1803), plate 3. Sheraton noted that ‘Chair-making is a branch generally confined to itself; as those who professedly work at it, seldom engage to make cabinet furniture. In the country manufactories [sic] it is otherwise; yet even these pay some regard to keeping their workmen constantly at the chair, or to the cabinet work. The two branches seem evidently to require different talents in work-men, in order to become proficients [sic]’ (Fastnedge, 1965). Several features of this chair were fashionable around the period 1790 to 1800, when chair backs became lower and crest rails, often in tablet-form, became deeper and more substantial. Diagonal lattice splats were popular, as were turned front legs and ‘Grecian’ sabre back legs. The developments in chairmaking are discussed by Fastnedge, who includes an illustration of a similar chair (ibid). Condition The chair is in good, original condition. Webbing and base cloth probably 18th century. There are traces of an earlier red damask over green-glazed cotton on the outer edge of the seat rail. Screw repairs to right hand front leg. Materials Mahogany. Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 89 W. 51 D. 56 Parker Numbers Ink inscription on base cloth (illegible). OM 6183. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 207. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 8 May 1929 from Jade for £14. Notes Thomas Sheraton, The Cabinet Dictionary, 1803, plate 3. R. Fastnedge, ‘A Manual for Georgian Chair-makers’, Country Life, 10 June 1965, pp. 1440-1445. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF278 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany side chair with tablet back and upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1810 Description An account of the resource Mahogany side chair with a pierced tablet back and upholstered seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/eff0e14c9876631fde09375df65b1fd9.jpg 8b109117ccd6f060dfa4e73a22ea2ec7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6dfce0670fb349c18715b242923a7206.jpg a28c9e133f97fc993c7f74b792be5a41 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7c1d7fc4e8e26dfdded0367912beb80f.jpg 4b04edc6f73ed8e75b4dbe00d84cb45c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d33de1b54b4d480a2e77a9efc77a0390.jpg fd144a0e71e4a5eb05b9892c64af6889 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f39a8d737cf6de2af178f485a008744a.jpg 85049aa7d51980629437a7767091d32e Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This stained birch side chair has a moulded and caned oval back, with continuous moulded back posts and legs. The caned seat frame has a moulded edge, shaped sides and a serpentine front. It rests on seat rails which are also moulded. The front legs are squared at the top and reel-turned and fluted below, with ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). The back legs are square-section, tapering and flared. The chair is stained to resemble mahogany. The chair is a reproduction made in the early 20th century. It can be compared to late 18th century oval back chairs in the collection including: FPF202, FPF203, FPF204 and FPF205. Reproduction furniture was popular in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, allowing the middle-classes to purchase 17th and 18th century styles at affordable prices. This model shows a common feature with reproduction furniture, in that it is very often lighter, less substantial and of slightly smaller dimensions than furniture made in the earlier periods. The use of birch rather than mahogany is a further indication that this was an inexpensive chair. Condition Poor finish: the original finish may have been stripped and the chair re-stained and finished. Materials Birch. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 94 W. 48 D. 51 Provenance Not recorded but in the Collection prior to 1993. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF279 Title A name given to the resource Birch side chair with caned seat and back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-1910 Description An account of the resource Birch side chair with oval back and caned seat and back. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fd4779d80af3e6d48199e103bdbe90cb.jpg 68cdcdc8ec73320d741e02fa29f9f9ee https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fbc574801d0f2cb94a87adb43d50972e.jpg a8386e0e6664d4b5baf5fb846586aa0a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/10f7889252dba282dbb6523470f14ccb.jpg d1ff6c902b5c720e03a59cb9f6b89e55 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d9d9ddc5d12470a5796cf854825a7575.jpg de7d971a17254bbf14fdd0919faa1aa9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/02b3f1d1289d0945a45ff8b466b7e65f.jpg ea339a1b4b3445e3e7dc181f2ae37c79 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This painted beech armchair has an arched crest rail above a splat comprising a central caned panel flanked by pierced guilloche side panels, with a lower rail just above the seat. The back posts are square-section and tapering, continuous with the squared and flared back legs. The shaped and tapering caned seat has a bow-front seat rail and there is a squab cushion covered in a modern green silk, now perished. The moulded down-swept arms end in painted scrolls, meeting arm supports which are continuous with the front columnar legs. The front legs have ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). Much of the original painted decoration in ochre, green and black survives, although in poor condition; the paintwork on the front legs simulates fluting. The cane in the back and seat is original. Screw-holes under the seat rails reveal how this chair was secured during transport. A similar pierced guilloche fret combined with a central caned panel can be found on a pair of caned armchairs, originally either painted and/or gilded, and inscribed on the back seat rail ‘Pettifer’, possibly Edward Pettifer (fl. 1808), in the Lady Lever Art Gallery (Wood, 2009). They were part of a set of twelve chairs, ten of which were sold at Christie’s, New York, in 1994. Another slightly different variation with central painted panels sold at Christie’s in 1987 and again in 2007. These comparable chairs, including FPF280, are in the Anglo-French style promoted by Henry Holland (1745-1806), architect-designer to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) at Carlton House, London, and at Southill Park and Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire. A rectangular chair back with a rounded seat was a popular fashion in Britain in this period, and together with columnar legs, it characterises the Anglo-French style. Condition All the legs were re- tipped on 2nd June 1931 for 15s. Left pierced guilloche panel on the chair back is replaced. Approximately 50% of the original paint finish in ochre, green and black remains. Curved section to top rail split and very loose. Squab cushion stuffing exposed with top cover rotten and torn. Materials Beech. Cane. Upholstered squab. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 86 W. 53 D. 53 Parker Numbers Cloth label stitched to underside of seat, with painted number 2005. OM 2005, pattern no. 2705. See Frederick Parker archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 45. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 14th December 1912 for £2.5.0. Notes L. Wood, Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, New Haven and London, 2009, vol. II, pp. 682-688, no. 65. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF280 Title A name given to the resource Painted beech caned armchair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1810 Description An account of the resource Painted beech caned armchair. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a8ff2440318bce8872f1a7ad5eba501e.jpg d1f31706714344072740dc97dbe1b5ad https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c3f84a4097fd5b91430c71792471b66b.jpg 298351d00246c6771851765d70b5f241 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b6d52e4ada29bb8ad48405e77269f824.jpg 0ef68768a02fa51628182b0d94195cfd https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0535c32263911bb9261f341ca0c26a82.jpg d5e9442c974ea669a594f84301167641 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8b5ec96a6cf79ae87b10266f10679253.jpg 29907fa38bb3145706c815a72d57fb39 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This beech armchair has a scrolled tablet rail painted with polychrome cherubs on a blue ground. Below the crest rail there are six vertical fluted bars above an interlaced moulded guilloche set between two moulded rails. Tapering and moulded back posts are continuous with the square-section and flared back legs. Down-swept arms terminate in scrolls above down-swept supports with carved lion’s paws resting on turned and fluted columns at the tops of the front legs, which are sabre-form, fluted and tapering. The seat rails are channel-moulded and gilded to resemble panels. The painted decoration in ivory and parcel-gilt is original but worn. The caning in the seat is original. A 20th century brown velvet squab cushion is now missing. This chair relates to a design in Sheraton’s The Cabinet Dictionary (1803), plate 3, no. 2. It illustrates the emergence of a new fashion whereby the height of the chair back was reduced and the arms start at a higher point on the back posts, just below the crest rail. The frame is lighter overall, and in this example is a derivation of the neo-classical style popular during the Regency period. In 1794, Hepplewhite advised that: ‘Japanned chairs should have cane bottoms, with linen or cotton cases over cushions to accord with the general hue of the chair (Hepplewhite, 1794). Condition The right arm is replaced. The cane is original, with some damage. A 20th century squab cushion recorded in 1993 is now missing. Materials Beech. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 84 W. 54 D. 56 Parker Numbers OM 3726. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 81. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 22nd June 1914 from Adamson for £1.10.0. Notes Thomas Sheraton, The Cabinet Dictionary, 1803, plate 3, no. 2. A. Hepplewhite & Co., The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide, 1794, p. 2. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF281 Title A name given to the resource Painted beech armchair with caned seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1810 Description An account of the resource Painted and gilded beech armchair with caned seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fdef7326177e3a552deffdf7672b45d0.jpg 03d8b205d974715cc67c3f06e531cbad https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/24a7dbd9a79ba5150d3786285a650e0b.jpg 47e7b9fbb957e7955fbbd309de23f11c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1e319b0ccc1cb896a3616766c15f5cc1.jpg 340d9ab5214a70da9df12da69ce27c54 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e7a7f1a2819b4e1857c7e2f5cb381d03.jpg 2fb269124e57aa03d71253e4ea5cf399 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f7b8c99b68fc189b6f4057711f0a9960.jpg 5f4d9b5ea00cb2cc774c8fae2a14f322 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This side chair has a moulded rectangular back with a foliate-carved tablet at the centre of the concave crest rail. A mahogany panel, cross-banded in satinwood and with narrow ebonised stringing, forms the top of a pierced splat, which has a moulded diagonal lattice with an arched top and oval paterae at the joints, and is flanked by turned and reeded columns either side. The tapering and moulded back posts are continuous with the square-section and flared back legs. The lower edges of the front and side seat rails are faced with thin channel-moulded mahogany slips, above which the cover of the stuff-over seat is nailed. The front columnar legs are turned and tapering, with ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). The stuffing and calico is possibly original, with later additional stuffing and silk cover. This chair is probably after a design by Thomas Sheraton published in his The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book, vol. II, in 1794, fig. 35. Sheraton did not invent the rectilinear chair back although its prevalence in his designs has led it to be associated with him (Edward, 1934). His designs often feature tapering, turned and reeded legs. For his ‘ordinary’ chairs, Sheraton recommended the use of Spanish or Cuban mahogany with a clear straight grain ‘which will rub bright, and keep cleaner than any Honduras wood’. Condition The crest rail is repaired at both ends above the joints with the back posts. The back left leg is replaced and the joint with the seat is loose, where a new lower section of the back post has been fitted. The back right leg is supported with a metal brace. The front and side seat rails are replaced in beech, part veneered in mahogany. Silk top cover faded and torn with strips hanging off seat. Materials Mahogany. Satinwood. Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 89 W. 51 D. 53 Parker Numbers OM299/OM32. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 140. Provenance Not recorded but in the Collection prior to1993. Notes Thomas Sheraton, The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book, vol. II, 1794, fig. 35. R. Edwards, ‘Chairs of the Late XVIII Century’, Country Life, 6 January 1934, pp. 20-22. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF287 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany side chair with upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1800 Description An account of the resource Mahogany side chair with a diagonal lattice splat and upholstered seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1cea64c0f902094bb2099a46211d8b64.jpg 6d3beb24c3cf56f2051ed692bcac1363 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ea528e06a4fb4de2a89379250f212af0.jpg 90139ef767cca40946e4d15bf51a197b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/306128db4b1fe60e49ca33c13550a91b.jpg acd9af66d931556f4464acef870df3cb https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/f4dedb34a0e33867a09b170acf0bca96.jpg 75ec0492dad5bd68d730e8d4d348c028 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/da91fc5cafe5d81a5cab0d9c177f808b.jpg 84ad4cc13fabecf24723cc5bae3111ee Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This mahogany chair has a tapering, concave back with moulded back posts and rails. Three vertical spear-shaped pierced splats with foliate carved triangular tops rise from a moulded lower rail. The compass, or circular, stuff-over seat is covered with a modern yellow brocade. The chair is raised on tapering, turned legs at the front with ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is the French term for a spinning top). The back legs are rounded and raked. There are two elm and two walnut seat rails. This chair back is almost certainly inspired by designs found in Thomas Sheraton’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1st edition, 1793) (White, 1990). The front leg turnings together with Dutch-style braces under the seat suggest this chair might be Dutch. Condition In good original condition. Materials Mahogany. Elm. Walnut. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 86 W. 46 D. 53 Parker Numbers OM 4158. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 99. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 21st March 1915 from Millar for £7.10.0. Notes ed. E. White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, 1990, p. 92, Part II, Plate 24, Fig. 36; p. 93, Part III, Plate XXXIV, right. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF288 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany side chair with round upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1800 Description An account of the resource Mahogany side chair with round upholstered seat https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d97c9fca21371a542783492802311295.jpg 90fdbfdfbcfab0a9cdab3bc492538bea https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d7e2c88007306934b4d4b04951db5f5c.jpg 3dc52e1dae63931997b1b6dd2bc64024 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bdbb996bdc928be76ad0ebba85f89029.jpg 9989a0803412e1d9f274265940417de6 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/188ed6d0927d97bbe8c85fb3b8615be2.jpg 03947ab44a88d35a892d425241a83004 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/28ccacec72217495758b80d12454e090.jpg 2fd54b7ba01276cb5b01dc1bce535cd2 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This mahogany high stool has a square-section back rail flanked by short moulded and tapering back posts, continuous with tapering and flared back legs. The seat rails are plain and are tenoned into the legs, supporting a flat seat panel with rounded edges. The front legs are ring-turned columnar legs terminating in ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is the French term for a spinning top). This stool was probably used in a shop. As early as 1750, shop stools were advertised as ‘dy’d Beach [sic] Chairs’ for ‘Retail’ on the trade card of Francis Thompson, Turner and Chair-maker, at The Three Chairs in St. John’s Lane, near Hick’s Hall (Heal, 1953). In 1872, later examples appeared in the trade catalogue of W. Collins & Son of Downley, High Wycombe (Gloag, 1991). Condition Seat replaced. Front left leg replaced (note that the turning does not match the right leg). Materials Mahogany. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 61 W. 28 D. 30 Parker Numbers OM 6045. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 96. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 26 May 1925 for 15s. Notes J. Gloag, A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, revised and expanded by C. Edwards, Woodstock, 1991, p. 607. Sir Ambrose Heal, The London Furniture Makers. From the Restoration to the Victorian Era,1660-1840, London, 1953, pp. 181, 183. A pair of related stools, described as hall chairs, was sold by Sotheby’s, Olympia, 30 September 2002, lot 284. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF291 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany high stool. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1820-1840 Description An account of the resource Mahogany high stool. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/378829bee66927e1b091e7b8eb8786a4.jpg d67af2faaa9266330da354dd1020bc34 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7936b06bab9b64e181ce8fbc64b55ffc.jpg 9735d4767b89005bbdf2d4665eddf331 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/72fde80f35781ee970a6fed3fab0e042.jpg 45963b1dfe100053515a47c11b0228cc https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/4d219fbe93cb12eed12bad2ca9dfc251.jpg 87b9a49b54dbae0aa79e4bb92b86eb57 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/41ff91c472ad76df84cf06914fbe2e61.jpg 8517540788f71c3c91b544e8651c5835 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This painted side chair has an arched concave crest rail above three shaped and carved splats painted to resemble columns with foliate and husk decoration; they are joined by a shaped, carved and painted rail to simulate swags of drapery. The back posts are continuous with the square-section and flared back legs. The front legs are turned and tapering. The oval stuff-over seat has been re-upholstered in the 20th century and has a floral chintz cover; the upholstery is too deep, giving the chair a rather heavy appearance. The closest designs for this chair found to date are in Hepplewhite’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide (1794), plates 8 and 6. In this period, Hepplewhite advised: ‘For chairs, a new and very elegant fashion has arisen within these years, of finishing them with painted or japanned work, which gives a rich and splendid appearance to the minuter parts of the ornaments, which are generally thrown in by the painter. Several of these designs are particularly adapted to this style, which allows a frame-work less massy [sic] than is requisite for mahogany; and by afforting [sic., i.e. assorting] the prevailing colour to the furniture and light of the room, affords opportunity, by the variety of grounds which may be introduced, to make the whole accord in harmony, with a pleasing and striking effect to the eye’. Another closely related design by Gillow is illustrated in Gillow Furniture Designs (Boynton, 1998). Condition Apart from the unsuitable re-upholstery, the chair is in good original condition. The painted decoration in ivory, green and black is original, although in poor condition. The joint between the front left leg and the seat rail is loose. Materials Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 84 W. 53 D. 56 Parker Numbers OM 6208. See Frederick parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 213. Provenance In stock with Frederick Parker & Sons in July 1929. Notes A Hepplewhite & Co., The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide, 1794, plates 8, 6 and p. 2. L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs: 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 282. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF296 Title A name given to the resource Painted beech side chair with upholstered seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1790-1800 Description An account of the resource Painted beech side chair with upholstered seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/871734307b94687dd93ca1d923652c27.jpg f2b85362f1a04aecac7d4b997a2ca65e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0bf9e2a2aa1905b0886e4132a21718cf.jpg 584efd57d65fd3241bec24ac6f0f0e52 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e087bb664a94d981b26f61550f9848c0.jpg daadbb07182744b990f3b406dbcd9530 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/4c0887a27559b7929f50061ef337daf8.jpg 93b3d81e4c76925f0add2efbdbac99bd https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c4ce146babd7a0ab99aea8bd9c5dcbea.jpg 486a7a54c9cd46d31bea054d8a96a39f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7aa4cf8a95f711c24ac621577d3f8b44.jpg 34ea49283045efd0078eb9ca65cdde74 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fe06162402c77d0a98caa27af37606df.jpg 41d3ba63e9e619a0680ee115b8784ec6 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Full Description This mahogany library armchair frame has a padded concave tablet back with rounded ends, stuffed with horsehair and covered in close-nailed leather, probably Moroccan, i.e. goatskin. The arms are joined to the posts just below the tablet and curve down to form wide flat armrests which would originally have been padded. There are baluster-turned arm supports joined to the beech seat rail, which is circular, and now missing its stuff-over upholstery. The front legs are turned and tapering, with ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top), and the back legs are square-section and flared. The chair possibly had a swivel underarm fixture for either a candle or book rest, as indicated by a filled peg hole in the underside of the right arm. Library chairs are rare survivors today, since they must always have been somewhat unusual and would have had a limited market. There is an example in the Victoria & Albert Museum of a type of reading chair where the sitter faces what would normally be the back of the chair, made c. 1730 and believed to have been owned by the poet John Gay (V&A: W.47:1-1948). Thomas Sheraton illustrates such a chair in The Cabinet Directory (1803), plate 5, and states that the chair was intended: ‘to make the exercise [of reading] easy, and for the convenience of taking down a note or quotation from any subject’. This chair (FPF297) is a more conventional form of armchair, but the enlarged and padded arms would have given more support when holding a book or newspaper. For an example of a writing chair in the Frederick Parker Collection, see FPF149. Condition Left front leg has been replaced at the top. Repair to the crest rail. Tack holes on the arms indicate position of upholstery, now missing. The seat upholstery would have been stuff-over as indicated by tack holes. Materials Mahogany. Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 91 W. 66 D. 61 Parker Numbers Plastic label ‘PATTERN OM 1357’. Provenance In stock prior to 1911, purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons from Gill & Reigate for £2. Notes For the library reading chair at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, see: <a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O55040/reading-chair/">Reading Chair | V&A Explore The Collections</a> https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O55040/reading-chair/ R. Edwards, Sheraton Furniture Designs, London, 1945, pp. 44-45. Noted in Parker record: Returned to HW for Parkertex in April 1986. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FPF297 Title A name given to the resource Mahogany library armchair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1795-1810 Description An account of the resource Mahogany library armchair with wide flat arm rests.