15 10 191 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/919d03765d5e1e3a5a73b3d76a53ec31.jpg d869f132d1d697032e4f72c77484e115 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a3091e0865cb9e3fee2358b2a39f7b91.jpg 04704f13a2b14ace0e45bfeeb199c2d1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e073bf42d59532c2decb8e2a50c16257.jpg 87a71c0992868bffa645d83c2b4d951a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0696e0f6119e2b5a3ac738dd87a67bc2.jpg a471d0be9725423bcb129edfea31a2c4 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5d3993a4be8d0a30ea384aedac3774f3.jpg 0c009f5938bba8e612c012017dfec682 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/04722a916a3429b9ad4527fc219a7c4e.jpg 49fdb1d9e73727782632caa415b88631 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 chair has bent tubular steel legs and a laminated plywood seat and back, the back profile shaped and pierced in the form of a crown. The steel frame is coated in a white paint finish and the plywood is stained and polished to a red-brown colour. <br /><br />The chair was designed by William Warren as a companion piece for the ‘Silhouette Chair Albert’ (2001). Designed for Trico and manufactured in Japan, both pieces were inspired by chairs which Warren had observed in the Frederick Parker Collection. The inspiration for the Victoria chair was a walnut balloon-back side chair with an upholstered seat dating from around 1850 (FPF349).<br /><br />Warren has taken a traditional form and used modern technology to create a contemporary stacking chair with a humorous twist. The manufacturing process involved tracing the chair profiles in 3D before using a CNC (computer numerical control) router to cut the desired shape from ply laminations; the use of laminated plywood to form seats was developed in the 1930s by designers like Marcel Breuer and Gerald Summers (Jackson, 2013).<br /><br />William Warren (b. 1973) is a designer and furniture maker and lectures at several British universities. Condition Good. Materials Laminated plywood with tubular steel leg frame. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 113<br />W. 71<br />D. 74 Provenance Donated to the Frederick Parker Foundation by William Warren in 2009. Parker Numbers Inspired by FPF349. 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 FPF465 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 Description An account of the resource ‘Silhouette Chair Victoria’, a stacking side chair with steel legs and laminated seat and back, designed by William Warren for Trico, manufactured in Japan. Title A name given to the resource Stacking side chair with steel legs and laminated seat and back. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0b109a4ec84db0f14358e0f9455ab97e.jpg 60fdfc161c2d9311f8859b0fe5f9d28c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c98139609650779b799363e2b30b51e1.jpg bbabbfb876606c3d8fda37cffebd577f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/66ad5891d6c2e0297857b1e6a27c49ae.jpg c62d8f25a3dc43803e11ba25983e890a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/fdedab84aa00eac948962a777dbb394c.jpg 2c94e7dfae4081350e6926d8327df48c https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/75786dfedb0c5e5c959338971f6d799c.jpg 928f2d56846e2dc5a5eb49cef1ac9742 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 beech folding chair is derived from a type of deck chair, having a back frame which extends forwards to form the front legs, and hinged back legs. The back has a concave top rail and is slung with a fabric which is attached to the top and sides and to the back of the seat. There a padded neck cushion and the seat is sprung. The back legs are hinged to the front legs and there is a steel folding mechanism between them which allows the chair to be folded and keeps it stable when open and in use. There are stretchers on the front and back legs. The original upholstery cover is visible under the present cover, which is also likely to be near contemporary. The beech frame is stained to simulate walnut. <br /><br />The chair was made by Atkins-Atcraft and is featured in trade catalogues from January 1938 through to 1956, suggesting it was a popular and successful model (Atkins, 1956). An early prototype with arms appeared from 1926 (and probably earlier) as no. 207 under ‘Easy Chairs’ (Atkins, 1926). It also appears in an earlier but undated compilation of designs in the Atkins-Atcraft archive at London Metropolitan University. <br /><br />The present chair is model no. 208 and with no.209, which was almost identical but with a higher back, they were described in the 1938 catalogue as ‘The Ideal Chairs for Sewing or Nursing’ (Atkins, 1938). A very similar chair was shown in the 1939 catalogue described as ‘The Lady’s Garden Chair. Also suitable for indoor use’; the only difference was in the choice of coverings: canvas for garden chairs and tapestry for nursing/sewing models. <br /><br />Atkins-Atcraft was established in 1879 by Edwin Atkins as ‘E. Atkins Ltd.’, furniture makers with factories in Bethnal Green, East London and Birmingham. In the late 1920s, the firm changed its name to Atcraft Ltd. and furniture production was moved to a factory at Alperton, near Wembley, Middlesex. Atcraft's products were wide-ranging from chairs and tables to deck chairs, hammocks and camp beds, and included playpens, prams and invalid chairs. In later years the product range focused almost entirely on producing nursery and garden furniture. The firm ceased trading in the 1980s. Condition Damage to top cover fabric exposing original fabric beneath. Materials Beech.<br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 81<br />W. 52<br />D. 64 Marks Label on back of crest rail: ‘Atcraft Production British Manufacture’. Provenance Donated to the Frederick Parker Foundation in 2009. Notes The Atkins-Atcraft archive is at the London Metropolitan University.<br />E. Atkins Ltd., The Book of Folding and Fixed Furniture &amp; Folding Baby Carriages, Catalogue 132, 1926, p. 71, no. 207.<br />E. Atkins Ltd. Trade Catalogue, no. 142, January 1938, p. 60, nos. 208 and 209.<br />E. Atkins Ltd. Trade Catalogue, no. 143, January 1939, p. 37, no. 208; p. 60, nos. 208 and 209.<br />Atcraft, Nursery Furniture and Folding Baby Cars Summer Furniture Occasional Furniture, 1956, p. 15, no. 1710.<br />See also: Kirkham, Mace and Porter, Furnishing the World, The East London Furniture Trade 1830-1980, Geffrye Museum, 1987, p. 61, for an illustration of an Atkins advertisement, 1905. 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 FPF466 Title A name given to the resource Stained beech upholstered folding chair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938-1956 Description An account of the resource Stained beech upholstered folding chair made by Atkins-Atcraft. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/93f6be707f75dc6ccd3fbb0deff09916.jpg bf05fe1ad7ce2c02331c1e3cf44ad8f2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/7cf76449d65b6b2ce805f72259dcb64a.jpg 21a2c6bf490888da2c3e0f6f2a8f2132 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cdaf14a38aa30830f40e05719b3faffb.jpg d132483b8ad7175c0b414e52430a37b2 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 Antelope chair was designed by Ernest Race for the 1951 Festival of Britain, held on the South Bank in London to celebrate Britain’s recovery and achievements following the Second World War. It was a café chair for use on the outdoor terraces of the Festival Hall, overlooking the Thames. Made of steel rod and a plywood seat with cast aluminium ball feet, it complied with Utility restrictions. The plywood seats were originally painted in the Festival colours of yellow, blue, red or grey. In this chair the seat and metal frame are painted in white, which appears to be original. The chairs went into commercial production in the 1950s. There was a 2-seater version as well, and tables. <br /><br />The Antelope chair combined a light-hearted spirit of optimism which suited the Festival with echoes of both the past in the traditional stick-back Windsor chair form and the future in the atomic imagery of the ball feet. The ball feet were subsequently used on other products in the 1950s such as coat racks, lampstands and clocks. The Antelope chair possibly influenced Arne Jacobsen's Ant Chair designed in 1955, which has a steel rod frame with a laminated seat and back in one piece.<br /><br />Ernest Race studied interior design at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London, graduating in 1935; In his early career he designed lighting and textiles, and in 1945 he joined engineer Noel Jordan to found Ernest Race Ltd, aiming to design and manufacture low-cost contemporary furniture, based in Clapham, South London. Ernest Race's first design was the BA3 chair, an innovative cast aluminium chair designed in 1946 and shown at the V&amp;A's ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition in that year; the chairs used salvaged aluminium from redundant aircraft and recycled fabric made for the Royal Air Force. In 1955 he designed the Heron armchair, again an innovative design, an example of which is in the Museum of the Home collection. In 1953 he was made a Royal Designer for Industry. He died in 1964. The company is still in business as Race Furniture, owned by Ocee International, manufacturer of office and contract furniture, which is still making both the Antelope and BA3 chairs as part of the Ernest Race Heritage Collection. Condition The white painted finish has chips missing, exposing the rusted steel beneath. There is no sign of other colours on the seat or frame, apart from blue/green tones on two of the ball feet. Materials Steel. <br />Plywood. <br />Aluminium. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 77<br />W. 53<br />D. 59 Provenance Designed by Ernest Race in 1951 for use at the Festival of Britain in 1951. Purchased by the Frederick Parker Foundation in September 2007 for £350. Notes Lesley Jackson, Modern British Furniture, Design since 1945, V&amp;A Publishing, 2013, pp. 101-7.<br />V&amp;A collection, W11: 1, 2-2013 and W35-2010. <br /><a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1176650/antelope-bench-race-ernest/">Antelope | Race, Ernest | V&amp;A Explore The Collections</a> 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 FPF462 Title A name given to the resource Steel and plywood armchair, ‘Antelope’ designed by Ernest Race. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Designed in 1951. Description An account of the resource Steel rod and plywood armchair designed by Ernest Race for the Festival of Britain, 1951. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5ac7a879f4bb7047f327488fad5cd561.jpg 6e162ed9250f38ccf30f1c0e6d9abe59 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/320b1ce75ce34740b3631eb878b2ef0b.jpg 2f481f1c154ee51bd4da6c3bd25120ea https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8a409078fac88af8abdcb345e8e7701d.jpg 2eae9c7892da72fbfb6ca74e81e2aeba https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e820738a1e8313f987c43c4dbb3bbb37.jpg a04f185af6b6680cca43b7ef80d16ce3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/70ddd81bcc19f107cd434e0149be6303.jpg 143c1b6e7e09034b6910726f48737ab5 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 tub armchair has a wooden frame, probably teak, with double-cane panels in the flared, concave back and in the curved and splayed sides below the arm rests. The outer back and arm panels are covered with cloth, possibly original but with trimming replaced. The seat rails form a circular frame for canework which supports a squab cushion. All four legs are squared, tapering and flared. The squab is possibly original, with horsehair stuffing covered in simulated leather over an earlier red fabric. <br /><br />This chair was probably made in India or Indonesia, suggested by the tropical hardwood frame and the exaggerated flare of the back. Condition Repairs were made in November 1992 at a cost of 15s.<br />Iron straps have been added to support leg/seat rail joints.<br />Braid trimming to the fabric covers is loose.<br />Cane work in the back and sides is original, although weak with damage and losses. Cane loose on inside of left panel.<br />Seat has been re-caned poorly, only using some of the holes and resulting in an open weave. Materials Probably teak.<br />Cane.<br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 84 <br />W. 51 <br />D. 61 Parker Numbers OM 1072. Provenance Frederick Parker &amp; Sons purchased this chair as one of a pair from Narramore on 30 August 1911 for £4. 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 FPF329 Title A name given to the resource Tub armchair with caned back, sides and seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1810-1830 Description An account of the resource Tub armchair, possibly teak, with caned back, sides and seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b6ccebffbd0fc5916786699db05adb72.jpg 5c075da0e80ce46df529a3bc31a48ad0 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/de538152adf47793403477656f490376.jpg 874ee16da1b03e5330d3665fb6584162 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3ccfd0bc801d5594104ad63f8c4b92ae.jpg e3ee8a25ca29167f1a959c3c0c40f842 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 back-rest has a rectangular back with a serpentine top, with buttoned upholstery. It has upholstered wing sides and shaped arm rests, which are upholstered on the inner face. A beech square-section ratchet frame with a turned rail at the base allows the angle of the backrest to be adjusted. See FPF395 for a similar back-rest.<br /><br />This back-rest can probably be categorised as invalid furniture for use in bed. In The Cabinet Dictionary (1803), Thomas Sheraton describes a ‘bed chair for sick persons’ with an adjustable back that had ‘side wings at top as a fence to the head, projecting out about 5 inches, and two stump elbows’ (Gloag, 1991).<br /><br />An identical design was included in William Smee and Sons’ Designs for Furniture (Joy, 1994).<br /><br />In the early 20th century, the firm of J. Foot and Sons was known for their luxurious rest chairs in addition to their invalid furniture: ‘Among items which cannot fail to be acceptable to an invalid there is, for example… A back rest to supplement the pillows, which can be fixed at any angle…’ (Country Life, 1914). Materials Beech.<br />Pine.<br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 64 <br />W. 61 <br />D. 33 Provenance Acquired by the Frederick Parker Foundation c.2000. Notes J. Gloag, A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, revised and expanded by C. Edwards, Woodstock, 1991, p. 199.<br />Ed. E. Joy, Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, reprinted 1994, p. 265.<br />‘For the Sick and Wounded’, Country Life, 26 September 1914, p. 10. 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 FPF389 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered back-rest. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850-1870 Description An account of the resource Upholstered back-rest. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/716827778532239f98377c3630dd37ca.jpg 1b3f8d13e618e2f1f2961c81adffa110 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/99c511ec5b8388738bc84e87de780869.jpg 01751b3113ebc19bc38bea17c6774305 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/42c9c2b900a6879b7e727ad142518607.jpg 2cb0d8ca828ed1af5ca15cccb065e2c6 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 back-rest has a rectangular back with a serpentine top, with buttoned upholstery. It has upholstered wing sides and shaped arm rests, which are upholstered only on the inner face. A mahogany square-section ratchet frame with a turned rail at the base allows the angle of the back-rest to be adjusted. The upholstery is possibly original. See FPF389 for a similar back-rest.<br /><br />This back-rest can probably be categorised as invalid furniture, for use in bed. In The Cabinet Dictionary (1803), Thomas Sheraton describes a ‘bed chair for sick persons’ with an adjustable back that had ‘side wings at top as a fence to the head, projecting out about 5 inches, and two stump elbows’ (Gloag, 1991).<br /><br />An identical design was included in William Smee and Sons’ Designs for Furniture (Joy, 1994).<br /><br />In the early 20th century, the firm of J. Foot and Sons was known for their luxurious rest chairs in addition to their invalid furniture: ‘Among items which cannot fail to be acceptable to an invalid there is, for example… A back rest to supplement the pillows, which can be fixed at any angle…’ (Country Life, 1914). Condition Left side hinge replaced. Materials Mahogany.<br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 64 <br />W. 61 <br />D. 44 Provenance Not recorded. Notes J. Gloag, A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, revised and expanded by C. Edwards, Woodstock, 1991, p. 199.<br />Ed. E. Joy, Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, reprinted 1994, p. 265.<br />‘For the Sick and Wounded’, Country Life, 26 September 1914, p. 10. 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 FPF395 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered back-rest. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850-1870 Description An account of the resource Upholstered back-rest. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/139883db926ac9c43b9348b898898059.jpg 96d4380ccc3ecfcdf1bf858bd1f1c1ac https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ea3420b98ee6d4370f972da832bb6b82.jpg a7417f5840433fdb9a87f1b073393523 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8325b8ee3647e4aeccef0f90a9c1d8ac.jpg fc58d5d16b87592f8615d677125dede8 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8d120922434e22acf15ea49d4054438f.jpg 1576c884cb24291cb557f6a8ec3488fc https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/599eacbfcca81c27c7d5f10170a1db4c.jpg 9534d305c1796c2613f814793d6908e8 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cbf16d5c5da071d281b24caf084148ea.jpg ff98785b7504f40105126e79c81aecb3 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 side chair has a high rectangular back with a scrolled top and bottom, upholstered and covered in painted leather, nailed with domed nails to the front face of the posts. The back posts are exposed between the seat and back and are moulded. The back is upright, and the back legs, which are continuous with the back posts, are turned and steeply raked, with squared blocks at the joints and flared heels. The tapered seat is upholstered in the same painted leather, although it is more faded and worn; it is nailed with domed nails along the lower edges. The front of the seat is shaped to meet the tops of the front legs, which are diagonally set, moulded cabrioles and terminate in spade feet. There is an H-form wavy, moulded stretcher and a higher turned rear stretcher.<br /><br />The high back, steeply raked back legs and cabriole front legs suggest a date for this chair of 1715 to 1720. The fashion for high-backed chairs developed in England in the 1690s and the raked back legs seen in this example became necessary from around 1710 to maintain stability. Cabriole legs began to be used in English furniture from around 1715, at first with this moulded form, and later rounded. As the name suggests, the idea of the cabriole leg was imported from France and developed from the earlier ‘horsebone’ form. The shaped back with a scrolled top is distinctive and bears comparison with a set of chairs with needlework covers made by Thomas Phill, the Royal upholsterer, and supplied to Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire in 1715 (Bowett, 2009). <br /><br />The painted leather covers are 18th century but possibly not original to the chair; the back cover is made up of two sections and it is suggested the lower portion is the earlier (Wood, 2008). The top portion is presumed to be cut from a screen or wall-hanging and the decoration is in the chinoiserie style, which was popular in the 1730s to 1750s. The upholstery beneath the leather, including the webbing and base cloth, is original.<br /><br />The angle of the back of the chair is unusually upright; it would probably have had a slight rake in its original form and has been altered as a result of a repair or restoration. The original back cover material would most likely have been nailed to the sides of the back posts, whereas here it is nailed to the front of the posts. The exposed portions of the back posts have been re-faced and it is also likely that the beech frame has lost its original finish; beech was a relatively inexpensive wood, compared to the more fashionable walnut, and was usually either japanned or stained and grained to simulate a more costly material. The front feet were replaced in the 1930s. Condition The painted leather is possibly not original to the chair; it may have been from a screen or wall hanging, c.1740. The leather is fragile, torn in places and has been much restored.<br />The back appears to have been repaired, now upright rather than raked.<br />The front feet were replaced in 1930. Materials Beech. <br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 119<br />W. 56<br />D. 56 Parker Numbers 4091 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker &amp; Sons, 6 March 1918 from Clifford for £12.10.0 Notes Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, Antiques Collectors Club, 2009, p.15, Plate 4:12. <br />Lucy Wood, The Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Yale University Press, 2008 Vol. I, pp. 180-193. A set of chairs at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool, covered with chinoiserie leather, is described in detail, with reference to this Frederick Parker Collection chair, see pp. 190-1, Fig. 132. 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 FPF030 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered beech side chair with painted leather covers. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1715-1720 Description An account of the resource A beech side chair with high scrolled back, cabriole front legs, raked back legs and serpentine stretchers, the seat and back upholstered with painted leather covers. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/61bde60a9ac3ef6d5d71bcb3f3a1a608.jpg c446a75ff36008aa1ba11215b6ef2953 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/eac9012ab31a2759b2f78ec643aaa5e1.jpg 380c1f83c7957b0d10f7acc02c0d1313 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/eb218404e7c828ff754cd8ac37bed87b.jpg 9778c52439c2ecbdf7cb102b3e62f84a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/febb2b6154071d44a1e5cad572d18d2e.jpg e83b032644b97978b69a2b206bf0187d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/64adb875f007248c7d3b58f827ae73f2.jpg 861a33a00b77c856aac21fe212e34a0b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9fc5cfd28e3d7a08e4121293b4f4396d.jpg 70c3db66a1ac99ffc6246a8a64ccf286 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 gilded bergère or tub chair has a beech frame with a continuous curved back and arms, the arms down-swept and ending in scrolls where they meet down-swept arm supports. The top rail is carved with husk festoons and a central knot. The foliate-carved arm supports join blocks with carved paterae at the tops of the front legs. The front seat rail is bowed and fluted. The chair is raised on turned baluster legs that are part-fluted with ring-turning at the tops. The back legs are raked. The chair was gilded and has later been painted with black paint. There are traces of what could be the original upholstery on the arm pads and in the base cloth; the cover and deep squab cushion are 20th century.<br /><br />This bergère chair is derived from French prototypes of the early 18th century, which typically had a sloping back and long seat, designed for comfort. Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) adapted the bergère form to produce a more upright armchair with a continuous curved back and arms; he supplied a pair to the actor David Garrick for his house in Royal Adelphi Terrace, London in c.1772, which are now in the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum (V&amp;A W.41:1, 2-1977). <br /><br />Although this chair is high quality and similar in many respects to the Chippendale chairs mentioned above, it is unlikely to be by him; in almost all of his chairs the arm supports join the seat rail at the sides of the chair rather than meeting the tops of the legs – one exception is the set of four mahogany bergères he made in 1776 for the dining room at Paxton House, Berwickshire, where the arm supports run continuously into the front legs (Jones, 2018). <br /><br />There are ‘cramp cuts’ on the inside of the seat rail, used for cramping the joints between the seat rails and legs during assembly; these are often found on round-seated chairs by Thomas Chippendale, but not exclusively; other furniture makers used the same method. Condition All feet have been tipped.<br />Remains of original gilding. Later black paint in places.<br />Some of the upholstery is early, underneath the modern kapok stuffing and top cover. The webbing under the seat appears to be 19th century. Materials Beech Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 91<br />W. 79<br />D. 76 Parker Numbers OM 1608, 2296. See Frederick Parker archive, Box 55, FPA050. Page 31. 2296 is probably the pattern no. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker &amp; Sons pre 1914 from Lang of Chichester for £6.0.0. Notes Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, W.41:1, 2-1977.<br /><a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8402/chair-chippendale-haig-and/">Chair | V&amp;A Explore The Collections</a><br />See also: C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. II, p. 98, fig. 160.<br />D. Jones, The Paxton Style: ‘Neat and Substantially Good’, Berwick upon Tweed, 2018, pp. 82-83, no. 21. 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 FPF222 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered bergère tub armchair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1770-1780 Description An account of the resource Upholstered bergère tub armchair, gilded. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cee0fa44d984a2bd7d2bc1cf7382f70f.jpg eb94737fb3c14955f8d0c3094f048cc9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0223255e2e87ac2cd01745dde87ef720.jpg ffc42a918cecd64e2e8ce84de6536ff1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ea4eee67c73cb72cd05831c21782815a.jpg 9c3b89bdb95a265456dc991ec4cc0df3 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/0db34467aa3a96e7623a8bd72474b0a6.jpg 1ecc2b6ef729da696b8174f72f54b573 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/79adf2cb134731b362479b144fad99bb.jpg c58ba94311d6f73f13a1ed7ca0fb5cd2 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 bergère armchair has a beech frame which is fully upholstered, and unusually it retains its original 18th century upholstery, apart from the top cover. The chair has a rounded and arched back, with the upholstery stitched into vertical rolls, extending on both sides above the arms. The upholstered arms are out-scrolled and down-swept at the front. The bow-front seat rail is upholstered and there is a squab cushion, which is also original. The chair would have had a loose cover originally; there are remnants of chintz from an earlier cover. The chair is raised on tapering, square-section mahogany legs, straight at the front and flared at the back, and all are fitted with brass castors.<br /><br />This tub chair is an English interpretation of French 18th century bergère chairs, for example, a bergère ‘de forme gondole’ (illustrated in Kjellberg, 2002). The bergère chair with its sloping back and long seat was an easy chair, designed for comfort. Possibly because bergère chairs were made in pairs or a maximum of four, and as part of a larger suite of seat-furniture, few British 18th century examples survive today. Cabinet- and chair-makers like William Ince (d. 1804) and John Mayhew (1736-1811) included ‘Burjairs’ in The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762. ‘Barjair’ or ‘Berjair’ chairs were included in some of Thomas Chippendale’s (1718-79) large suites of seat-furniture; at Harewood House, Yorkshire, Chippendale’s most prestigious and valuable commission, a pair of bergères was supplied for the Yellow Damask Sitting Room in 1775; and between 1775 and 1778, Chippendale supplied a further pair of bergères for the New Grand Drawing Room at Burton Constable, Yorkshire (Gilbert, 1978). These two examples had high curved backs and steeply sloping arms, a form described as a bergère en cabriolet and à oreilles. Another pair of bergères, ‘japanned’ green and white, was commissioned by the actor-manager David Garrick for his house in Royal Adelphi Terrace, London (Victoria &amp; Albert Museum), and yet another set of four in mahogany was made in 1776 for the dining room at Paxton House, Berwickshire, for Ninian Home (Jones, 2018).<br /><br />This chair provides a good and rare example of late 18th century upholstery techniques. The exposed frame shows the use of spalted beech, i.e. wood damaged by a fungal disease, and therefore cheaper but no less strong, and acceptable for use where it would not be seen. Condition Original upholstery, cover missing.<br />Original lacquer on castors. Materials Mahogany. <br />Beech. <br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 94<br />W. 79<br />D. 79 Parker Numbers 5996. 4937. PK523. This chair was reproduced by Frederick Parker & Sons as stock model PK 523 in 1939, as well as being copied earlier. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker &amp; Sons in early 1921 for £5. Notes P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais de XVIIIe Siecle, Paris, 2002, p. 105, B.<br />Ince and Mayhew, The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, plate LX.<br />C. Gilbert, The Life &amp; Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. II, p. 99, figs. 163, 161.<br /><a href="https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O8402/chair-chippendale-haig-and/">Chair | V&amp;A Explore The Collections</a><br />D. Jones, The Paxton Style: ‘Neat and Substantially Good’, Berwick upon Tweed, 2018, pp. 82-83, no. 21. 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 FPF265 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered bergère tub armchair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1780-1800 Description An account of the resource Bergère tub armchair with original upholstery. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b95a80acf0836596fee6ba46d0d8b1b3.jpg 1a1f16eef134cfae766445789c9c0f18 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bbee4d34b6153e3bff7f3bf36080f02f.jpg 36f53b228180a569271a08b9e5c17c04 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/e2d29340ad86ca568fb719bf37f6f14d.jpg 083b07876a0ea664cba8407eaf2c679b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/42082657c3edd900de3097e4a31886d2.jpg 2e7188a69cfc496a016fc894f6c5a226 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b9a207f814349676185f8352872a9731.jpg b153e3428b55afda0978bc744826ca70 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/20d0b65e344f48ddba2d511575af881f.jpg 49d09fedbd6ed395f8cedf6fa261b720 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/aacccb9772418ff27af47a06126aac91.jpg a48c1183b5900fe06b460f4e0c955ad9 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 upholstered easy armchair has a high rectangular back with a curved and slightly scrolled top edge. The out-scrolled arms are fully upholstered. The deep stuff-over seat has a bow-front and the chair is raised on birch legs, the front legs turned and with brass caps and ceramic castors and the back legs square-section and raked, also on castors. The upholstery and coil springing appears to be original; the cover may be replaced. The upper part of the back and the inner sides are buttoned.<br /><br />In the second half of the 19th century the furniture industry became increasingly concentrated in the larger towns and cities, with manufacturers producing a very wide range of wholesale furniture, which was bought by retailers and exporters. In London the industry became centred in Shoreditch and Bethnal Green (P. Kirkham, 1987). Many of the wholesalers published trade catalogues to promote their furniture to retailers; for example, C. &amp; R. Light of Curtain Road, Shoreditch featured an easy chair of this type in their 1881 trade catalogue, Cabinet Furniture: Designs and Catalogue of Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture, Looking-Glasses, etc. (Joy, 1994). The furniture would be dispatched to retailers across the country by rail and road, and displayed for sale to the public in department stores and shops. Condition The upholstery appears to be original; the cover is probably a replacement.<br />The cover is torn on the arms and seat. Materials Birch.<br />Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 81 <br />W. 69 <br />D. 84 Parker Numbers 6247 Provenance In stock with Frederick Parker &amp; Sons in July 1930. Notes Ed. E. Joy, Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, reprinted 1994, pp. xiii, 153. <br />See also P. Kirkham, R. Mace and J. Porter, Furnishing the World, The East London Furniture Trade 1830-1980, Journeyman, 1987. 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 FPF360 Title A name given to the resource Upholstered easy armchair with birch legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-1890 Description An account of the resource Upholstered easy armchair with birch legs.