3 10 191 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ba188d3ec12bb251d1a56299133e3745.jpg 0bd834a044762f902e38821d9b134736 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/df4568000d2540eed31d9938388af44f.jpg cd62c137f1969fb2e8e92b2ba496737b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/44e2392cb644b0ebf95e224f7cc1d28f.jpg 2240d8bd5df97fc47c58672ffac44a7e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6f0ae1ee7af51da0537907fe01a991c3.jpg 242d96cf7bdc35743db1debf19a27797 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5aac9dbe9d379064c65cdd9fed33bda5.jpg 00d46ed2f98f6fb16adda1e5902a6616 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/ade8928cc5dd79d131515aacfb4a9989.jpg aacc86a3b5d8f3d8b8f42a81d52beb09 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 open armchair has an oval caned back with a moulded beech frame which joins the back legs. The arms are shaped and steam-bent in a continuous curve from the back to the tops of the front legs. The tapered seat is caned, with the cane wrapped over the seat rails and closely woven in a chevron pattern. The front legs are turned with reels and are slightly flared and tapering at the tips, while the back legs are shaped, tapered and flared. The front stretcher is turned and tapering, and there are double stretchers at the sides and a single back stretcher, all turned and with tapered ends. The chair is finished with a dark brown stain; the canework has probably been replaced. The arms of this chair have been steam-bent to achieve the compound curves. The process of heating wood in a steam chamber to make it pliable was familiar to makers of bow-back Windsor chairs, for example, in the 18th century. The technology to make bentwood furniture on an industrial scale was perfected by the Austrian designer, Michael Thonet (1796-1871) in the 1840s and 50s (Gloag, 1991). A similar chair is at Belton House, Lincolnshire (NT 435252). Condition The canework is in good condition and is probably replaced. Materials Beech. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 91 W. 58 D. 71 Parker Numbers TCP.2 painted on rear stretcher. Provenance Not recorded. Notes J. Gloag, A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, revised and expanded by C. Edwards, Woodstock, 1991, pp. 136, 178. <a href="https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/435252">Open armchair 435252 | National Trust 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 FPF372 Title A name given to the resource Beech open armchair with caned oval back and caned seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1850-1880 Description An account of the resource Beech open armchair with caned oval back and caned seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3d2eddc721c356d20b3124c1243b7313.jpg dc660284ecb4fb69f6801b4e2fcd98e2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1bdf37dfad1a83ebbbed8d5c6f4d63f6.jpg 20ad2a6b269bbe5674d2cb2e9c057f22 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8d7381d8a851f4b0c16457121f0cd09e.jpg ae7b70a9f926795d71d816547de8b707 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/091390cec0ba2322e9c12c829b77a0d7.jpg fffbe9d79f7c28d3bb93c065f27ab56e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/89f6a88a0e2bb766ee8285715a4e76b3.jpg 111395cc37b6bed0440438ae0cae6ac9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/655614debdf44db3aebd288a21899755.jpg 327a16a83db253b533ea87afc8b2f3f3 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 curved and concave ring-turned crest rail with rope-twist carving in the middle. The back posts are serpentine and are joined by two horizontal channel moulded rails with brass bosses at each end. In the centre of the rails, there is a brass cabochon flanked by carved foliate fronds. The chair has a caned seat, which appears original, and a loose squab covered in a modern striped linen. The chair is raised on sabre legs; there are brass bosses at the tops of the front legs and on either side of the back posts. The seat rails have horizontal slots, presumably for tapes securing the squab. The chair is stained and grained to simulate rosewood, an expensive tropical wood imported from India; using a cheaper wood like beech reduced the cost of the chair considerably and the stained and grained finish was often very convincing. In 1823, The New Practical Builder described graining as ‘the imitating, by means of painting, various kinds of rare woods; as satin-wood, rose-wood, king-wood, mahogany, &c., and likewise various species of marble’ (Gloag, 1991). The distinctive serpentine profile of the chair back is found in designs by George Smith in A collection of designs for household furniture and interior decoration (1808). This chair has evolved from a ‘Trafalgar’ or ‘Egyptian’ chair characterised by its sweeping profile and rounded ‘knees’ at the seat rail. ‘Trafalgar’ or ‘Egyptian’ chairs reflected the popularity for Admiral Nelson and his sea victories in the Napoleonic Wars, which are further alluded to by decorative motifs such as the rope moulding on the crest rail and back posts, the brass bosses and the cabochon, which represents cannon balls or shot. The curved legs, now generally termed ‘sabre’ or ‘scimitar’ and at the time ‘Grecian’, are copied from those found on Greek Klismos chairs of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. The form was first published in Percier & Fontaine’s Recueil de Decorations Interferes comprenant tout ce qui a rapport a l’ameublement (1801). Condition The chair is in good original condition. The crest rail is loose. The front left leg is loose, putting the cane at risk of breaking. The squab cushion is 20th century. Materials Beech. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 84 W. 46 D. 51 Parker Numbers 1923 Provenance In the Collection prior to 1993. Notes J. Gloag, A Complete Dictionary of Furniture, revised and expanded by C. Edwards, Woodstock, 1991, pp. 177-178, 368-369. George Smith, A collection of designs for household furniture and interior decoration, London, 1808. Percier & Fontaine, Recueil de Decorations Interieures comprenant tout ce qui a rapport a l’ameublement, Paris, 1801. A similar chair by John Gee, c. 1810-15, is illustrated in M. Jourdain, Regency Furniture, London, rev. ed. 1965, p. 53, fig. 91. 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 FPF339 Title A name given to the resource Beech side chair with caned seat and sabre legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1810-1820 Description An account of the resource Beech side chair with caned seat and sabre legs, with simulated rosewood finish. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a6a971bd34c2922253d3885286485bbd.jpg 9bbf5658a0a031a8b35204baee66abb9 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6b1f8ea8540ff08deb27a16d79c7e1a8.jpg da3124b26198750d6f0cdc0c278973c1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1c80e6fe9ef0ff1509067f8986c609dc.jpg 2d733cd9c887fdeefd6d51d4d565f80b https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2c7333463de9def3968b67ab2822f4f9.jpg c08424026759ed8ff4acdf4498629acc https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b39c1835544173839ab96c71cabf2c5e.jpg fd2b930b1f448cb62ddce765e3abab01 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/68498751c2315a123c610e39328bea1a.jpg 65830cf2eb693fa1d5ea7975976c2e2e 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 is stained to simulate walnut. It has a tall narrow curved back with a shaped crest rail with rounded corners above a solid baluster-shaped splat fitted into a ‘shoe’ at the rear of the seat. The chair has a tapered drop-in seat with a moulded seat rail cut away for lightness and rounded at the front corners. It is raised on cabriole legs with pad feet at the front and turned back legs with squared blocks at the joints and heels. The H-form turned stretchers have squared blocks at the joints and the cross stretcher is set towards the front of the chair. There is a higher rear stretcher. The drop-in seat has a replaced frame, with re-used horsehair stuffing and hessian, and is covered with a 20th century green fabric, now faded. Chairs with a curved back such as this were referred to as ‘India back’ or ‘bended back’ chairs, since the bent form was influenced by Chinese chairs; trade with China was carried out by the East India Company and the term ‘India’ was used to describe almost any connection with the Far East. The use of beech for this chair suggests it was originally japanned, or ebonised, which was a common finish for less expensive chairs than those made of walnut. It seems likely the black stain and varnish used for japanning has been stripped off and the chair has then been stained to resemble walnut. The chair is similar to others in the Frederick Parker Collection, including FPF045, with a rush seat, and FPF059. Condition The chair is in poor condition, with extensive woodworm damage, and has been stained dark brown. Front seat rail replaced. Both front leg ear brackets damaged. Both front feet replaced. Repair to shoe. Repair to right back post. Drop-in seat replaced and recovered. Materials Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 102 W. 54 D. 51 Parker Numbers 5973 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons on 17th December 1920 for £2 12s 6d. Notes For details of similar chairs see: Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740, Antique Collectors' Club, 2009, pp. 163-165. 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 FPF070 Title A name given to the resource Beech side chair with drop-in seat. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1720-1730 Description An account of the resource Beech side chair with vase-shaped splat and drop-in seat. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/63c6115854066fd94dec2dfa4be9db8e.jpg 9b06411b7a13a705ecfaf433fd86cf95 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/cf563f27e59670434ec1941bed7ff85b.jpg 4135a119e600a948c406cf3b57b1a348 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/70bcebabe7a0ee9bd6a5d8e6a2e3d5e2.jpg 4af211c25bb5fd3c15637dfed9f4ad79 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a3d2372de4fe6ea663aadaaa8a36f590.jpg 4d9eb4de429c10f9321aa4b3c54d68d0 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/6c540be73ebc4eabe4ac27f872e98985.jpg 21b35d38ae7d96dbb5ec43443ff4c0e7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5d6d8470e25531a6a305daa234190fe5.jpg 16f7deebc9143fea007f921f395a519f 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 chair has a walnut splat originally with an inlaid marquetry cartouche which is now missing. The chair has an ‘India’ or ‘bended’ back, with moulded posts and a central rectangular splat surmounted by a boldly carved and pierced crest with scrolls and a centre shell. There is a lower rail at the base of the splat and two panels of fine canework which appear to be original. The tapered seat frame is also caned and there is a profiled apron on the bottom edge of the front rail. The front legs are rounded cabrioles with pad feet, while the raked back legs are continuous with the posts, turned and with squared blocks and flared heels. There is an H-form stretcher with turned side rails and a flat wave-form cross stretcher, asymmetrically placed, and a higher turned back rail. The beech parts have been stained to resemble walnut. The chair is unusual in being essentially a beech chair with a walnut splat. Beech was a less expensive wood, but this was a complex chair to make, with the bended back, carved crest and cabriole legs. This level of work would normally be associated with a walnut chair. The marquetry cartouche in the splat which is now missing would have been a further expense. For an example of the type of marquetry this might have been, see Bowett, 2009, p.161, Plate 4:33. Another chair illustrated by Bowett (ibid, p172, Plate 4:56) has a similarly bold shell-carved and scrolled crest. The ‘bended’ back was sometimes referred to as an ‘India’ back in contemporary accounts, reflecting the Chinese influence on English furniture, and is also seen in other chairs in the Frederick Parker Collection; see FPF 045, 050 and 058. The earliest documented set of chairs with this form of back were recorded at Canons Ashby in 1717 (Bowett, ibid, p.157). Condition The front and side seat rails are replaced. The caning in the seat is replaced. The left back leg is re-tipped. Materials Beech. Walnut. Cane. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 118 W. 52 D. 51 Parker Numbers 3545 Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons prior to 1914, from Irving for £10.0.0 Notes Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture,1715-1740, Antique Collectors’ Club, 2009, pp.156-161, Plate 4:33 and p.172, Plate 4:56. 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 FPF046 Title A name given to the resource Beech side chair with walnut splat and caned seat and back. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1720-1730 Description An account of the resource Beech side chair with walnut splat, caned seat and back and cabriole legs. 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/77b1e375bf8a927942ecd9af06b47adc.jpg 560bf0153044559213e4bbf92ca13f2e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/600eeba7e84cef8f4c7eab7eb88a4e39.jpg 6d325c413c28f686d92f7558a95fe992 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c434b238d5cc9e0455eecbc28e1b5abf.jpg 520f13ce58a52c38fff7511ea143cf2f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8d70593510afd0186e256a192992fbf4.jpg d9edf968c1ddcd1820c944cbd6592757 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2dc7fb6729ab37036ad7008ff18c3011.jpg 9b88a746ecec298082e9aea710e052ad https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/51caa517c8c5f8b63676c72937823dae.jpg 9bc6162ffddf96d50f0d4b5418f4671f https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/1a04f77e6c6417a47e2c14e1fa94b120.jpg 2fb5b2de37c3cecfeac788396c5270dc 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 open armchair has an oval, upholstered back with guilloche carving on the frame. Out-scrolled arms with upholstered arm pads rest on down-curved supports carved with guilloche ornament. The back is continuous with the back legs. The seat rail is fluted and the stuff-over seat is shaped and has a serpentine front. The chair is raised on turned, part-fluted and foliate carved front legs with carved panels where the legs meet the seat-rail, and they terminate in ‘toupie’ feet (toupie is French for a spinning top). The back legs are moulded and raked. The cream damask cover is modern. This chair is similar to FPF202, in the neo-classical style of the latter part of the 18th century, inspired by the classicism of ancient Greece and Rome. It is closely related to a pair of chairs purchased from the furniture dealer, Messrs. Harris & Sons by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, for £40 in 1919 (W.35-1919; CIRC 318-1919). The V&A chairs were acquired to provide a ‘time-line’ of styles, and were intended to be a model for chair-makers to study and copy. FPF203 and the V&A chairs are similar to a set of six chairs supplied by John Linnell (1729-96) to Inveraray Castle, Argyll, Scotland, in 1775-78 (Hayward, Kirkham, 1980). Another comparable set of sixteen chairs (together with eight settees) was made for the saloon at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, in c. 1780, and is believed to be by Linnell (NT 108598). Although none of these chairs can be firmly attributed to Linnell, it is possible they were from his workshop based on stylistic grounds supported by circumstantial evidence. Materials Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 93 W. 60 D. 53 Parker Numbers 1972. 4383. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons pre 1911 for £13.10.0. Notes H. Hayward, P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell: Eighteenth Century London Furniture Makers, London, 1980, vol. II, p. 46, fig. 90, and discussed in vol. I, pp. 126-128. National Trust, Kedleston Hall: <a href="https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/108598">Untitled 108598 | National Trust collections</a> This chair is on loan to No 1 Royal Crescent, Bath. 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 FPF203 Title A name given to the resource Carved and gilded beech open armchair with oval back. 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 Carved and gilded beech open armchair with oval back, upholstered seat and back. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/bb023aec0660be1b1e4c6758590a2875.jpg 51e7b374b08b1f71bc01deff1a31ba6a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/43bac9e7a2658792a09af39cf861d9fe.jpg dfef07e629df9884a1da5297d1c44dde https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/8b56169fce6ea2281a25df0d5110d2b5.jpg 16dc44f2a4f3f1ae526ffd67a531278e https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/30389c118ecfc06515a16b9d1f4e280a.jpg 572043e39a45f51899599e30ac636d62 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/3b6459ea1c3fb47b82566732b195205e.jpg 00614e25aa6770b3bd09c003af2ab98f 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 carved mahogany side chair has an undulating crest rail with pierced quatrefoils, foliate carving and scrolls, flanked by tapering and fluted back posts. The central splat is pierced with gothic arches in graduated tiers, and ‘C’ scrolls that join a flat ‘shoe’ fitted to the rear seat rail. The seat is tapered with a serpentine front and the rails are cut away along the bottom edges to lighten the appearance of the chair. The stuff-over upholstery is covered in a 20th century damask. The chair is raised on cabriole legs with foliate carving on the ears. The front cabriole legs terminate in scroll feet and pads; the back legs are turned, tapering and flared and have rounded feet. This chair is an interesting study piece. The back is mid-18th century, while most of the rest is mid-19th century, including the front legs where the quality of the carving is not as good as the back. The side seat-rails are beech, indicating they could be 18th century, and the front rail is oak and probably 19th century. The chair was probably one of a set of dining chairs. Given the price paid, it was probably purchased by Frederick Parker as an authentic 18th century chair. The pattern for the splat is possibly derived from Thomas Chippendale’s designs for ‘Backs of Chairs’ in the 3rd edition of his Director (1762). Chippendale published a number of designs for chairs with pierced splat backs; they were widely made by makers in London and across the country, often in large sets as dining or parlour chairs. Originally, they were upholstered to match curtains and other fabrics in a room, or if used for dining, either leather or horsehair was recommended, since these materials do not harbour food smells. Chippendale’s designs were often a fusion of the French rococo style with Chinese and gothic elements, now referred to as English rococo. His style was popular in Britain and colonial America, and underwent a revival in the early decades of the 20th century. Condition The back has had some replacements. The upholstery is 20th century. Materials Mahogany. Beech. Oak. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 97 W. 61 D. 63 Parker Numbers OM 6187. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, FPA050. Page 223. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons, 19 June 1925, from Cecil Millar, with a broken back. £10.0.0. Notes Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker’s Director, 3rd Edition (1762); Plate XIV. A set of chairs with similar splats, c.1760, can be seen at Wallington Hall, Northumberland: <a href="https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/582650">Dining chair 582650 | National Trust 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 FPF118 Title A name given to the resource Carved mahogany side chair with cabriole legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1770-1760 and c. 1860 Description An account of the resource Carved mahogany side chair with pierced gothic splat and cabriole legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/536d408ef1df62caa6ce1fd1d8a6a464.jpg 3ead7151e038b7c575ece6350d7130e1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/644c3d6575dca9cc2db742bccad848b1.jpg bce6ab74418213805848e025d75245bd https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d103703743ce6812c15a4164a9a877e7.jpg 1c6e526650697242351c9b02b630e7f1 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a82c5153e8254cd09c47e6289ab3922f.jpg 27bb8f2c7349c9e76774376a19af00f2 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d3d115af9717031f615b9a0cf69a7fa5.jpg bcd2127b7c22f468fdc9e930422eb4a7 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 in the rococo style has a serpentine crest rail with an open fret cartouche and scrolls. It joins tapering and partially fluted back posts. The pierced splat is elaborately carved with interlaced moulded ‘S’ scrolls and foliate garlands. The stuff-over seat is upholstered in a 20th century yellow Genoese velvet cover with two rows of brass nails around the seat rail. The webbing is early and later 20th century. The chair is raised on carved cabriole front legs terminating in pad feet, which are possibly original but with later carving that comprises leaf-carving and a rippled background. The back legs are flared, rounded in section and with rounded feet. The chair was made up in c.1900 using parts of an 18th century chair: the crest rail, back legs and possibly front legs, although these have later carving. The splat is well made but with a fussiness which lacks the elegance of 18th-century work. The chair was probably made as a fake and sold as a genuine antique: the price paid by the Parkers in 1920 indicates they assumed it was genuine. It is a good example of what was common practice in the trade at this period. Similar designs for chairs appear in the 3rd edition of Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1762). Chippendale advised that: ‘The Seats look best when stuffed over the Rails, and have a Brass Border neatly chased; but are most commonly done with Brass Nails, in one or two Rows’. He also wrote that the dimensions of chairs were sometimes less ‘to suit the Chairs to the Rooms’ (ibid.), meaning that parlour chairs might be smaller and more delicate than dining chairs. In this case, it was probably one of a set of dining chairs. Condition The back seat-rail is probably 18th century, the front and side seat-rails are later. The crest rail and back legs are original, the splat and shoe are later. The back legs have been re-tipped. The front legs may be original and may have later carving. The drop-in seat is later and has too much stuffing; in the 18th century British dining chairs seats were quite flat, as shown in Chippendale’s Director illustrations. The ear from the left front leg is broken off (retained). Materials Mahogany. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 100 W. 60 D. 61 Parker Numbers OM 5989. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, FPA050. Page 195. Provenance Purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons for £17.17.6 on 23rd May 1920. Notes Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker’s Director, 1762, Plates XIII-XIV. 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 FPF121 Title A name given to the resource Carved mahogany side chair with cabriole legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1735-1745 and c. 1910. Description An account of the resource Carved mahogany side chair with pierced splat and cabriole legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/156caf2a7ab52a1bfbb5dd6c2e5cad66.jpg 5d3ada2255e23d99ec10cbb097de2b70 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/93196aed6ede37d754f131ea3e4f732e.jpg 673db221c8e3052363775ba21956ff74 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/acf8832140122d9bd741ba12580d1eb2.jpg 007b62508b1cc633fcbffe87d9f6854a https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/10d2ab68d643619d5c416641331acc6b.jpg cd5a37cfdc0b618aa66a317380ac97cf https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/d682e605709b21e259ab6ff3c2a40543.jpg 60df727e0dc13e858d4bb7bfbb78b5e7 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c8becb651a4b2ef2846384d9a95e0179.jpg 79ccd34b5334a84d936b2b57447dbfc8 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/a7e539cc4aceba01f805b3ac97efcb04.jpg b68234c1227d9cb4fa10d1c52ff7ca12 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 back with moulded back posts carved with acanthus scrolls. They are joined by an undulating crest rail above a finely carved and pierced splat with a central cartouche flanked by C scrolls; below this is a carved tassel and rocaille (rock-work) swag, on either side of which are acanthus broken S scrolls. The lower part of the splat has a cross-bar with a trefoil at each end, and terminates in a ‘shoe’ on the rear seat rail. The drop-in seat is covered in late 20th century red velveteen. There is a plain moulded seat rail above front cabriole legs with acanthus carving on the ears and knees. The legs end in claw and ball feet, while the back legs are flared on squared feet. The top section of the splat is the only part of this chair which is 18th century. The rest was made by Frederick Parker & Sons between 1922 and 1929, probably copied from other chairs or from photographs or pattern books. The chair became the prototype for the manufacture of reproduction chairs of this design. The splat is possibly Irish; an Irish mahogany side chair with a similar back was offered for sale by Sotheby’s, London, 14 June 2005. Condition The top part of the splat is 18th century, the rest of the chair is 20th century. The joint between the right hand back upright and the top rail has broken apart. Materials Mahogany. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 94 W. 58 D. 53. Parker Numbers OM 6182. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, FPA050. Page 206. Provenance The chair was made by Frederick Parker & Sons after 1922. Its stock value in 1929 was £7.15s. Notes <a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/w-an-irish-george-ii-mahogany-side-chair-151-c-1oudlbaue2">Irish chair with similar back, sold by Sotheby’s, London, 14 June 2004, lot 151</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 FPF106 Title A name given to the resource Carved mahogany side chair with pierced splat and cabriole legs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920-1930 with splat c. 1740 Description An account of the resource Carved mahogany side chair with pierced splat and cabriole legs. https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/9cbf31c4f765365094015b7f7dc23c4a.jpg 841520cd00705fa2930d57dbae841add https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/2eef40a431017618aacb7438bd8b314a.jpg 6103fb2036e93dc6b9356ad3ca2f8235 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/18248016d209b61863075205ca0e0909.jpg 879a843f59c564dd774cf3ac938d2170 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/b1b59b5f606e559dccb3de03fb3dbbe1.jpg fa9eece0c8a3788af07c2012f990bbbf https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/44d4980c71ce4a5b01390101dbc9e74d.jpg 15e8ce2d6c18f3061b85981b71e062b4 https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/c604451199932b06be04a76db2346fd2.jpg c1ff918556509ba0635f72606752bc3d https://www.frederickparkercollection.org.uk/files/original/5f6b7d828b20a25a0e49b1b4529316a7.jpg 127c9395247f6da26e6270b973bd3894 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 walnut chair has figured veneers on the faces of the back posts, crest, cross rail and splat and on the seat rails. The waisted back posts are joined by a shaped crest rail, above a shaped intermediary cross-rail and an elaborately shaped solid splat fitted into a raised ‘shoe’ on the rear seat rail. The ‘compass’ (rounded) seat, echoing the shape of the back, is moulded along the top edges to retain the drop-in seat, which is replaced and upholstered in 20th century gold velour. The chair is raised on four cabriole legs terminating in pad feet; the front legs are walnut with ‘C’ scrolls on the ears at the top of the legs and foliate carving on the knees and feet, while the back legs are stained beech with plain scroll ears on the knees. This type of chair was often called a banister-back chair. It has a compass back and seat and is broader than the tall and narrow chairs of the 1720s. The back is both ‘bended’ in the vertical plane and dished in the horizontal plane. The complexity of its form and construction entailed ‘a high degree of workshop organisation as well as individual competence’ (Bowett, 2009). Chairs of this form are sometimes associated to the Clerkenwell cabinet- and chair-maker, Giles Grendey (1693-1780); examples of Grendey’s chairs include a set of six walnut chairs, c. 1730, two bearing the remnants of his trade label, now in the Carnegie Museum of Art (Gilbert, 1996); and a set of red-japanned (lacquered) and gilt chairs, c. 1735-40, from about eighty various pieces that Grendey supplied to the Duke of Infantado for his castle of Lazcano in Spain - an example is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Accession Number: 37.115. However, chairs like this were made by a number of other makers; for example, a pair with similar profile back but more extravagantly carved is at Glin Castle, Co. Limerick, and has been identified as by an Irish maker (Knight of Glin, 2007); and a chair with a very similar back and square seat was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 20th January 1990, lot 116. Condition The ‘shoe’ may be a replacement; there are screw holes on the top and a piece missing from the right side. There is a small piece of veneer missing on the left side of the seat-rail. The drop-in seat frame is replaced. The front legs could be early-20th century replacements; the overcleaned surface of the chair makes a judgement very difficult. Materials Walnut. Beech. Upholstery. Physical Dimensions The physical size of the object H. 102 W. 58 D. 61 Parker Numbers Plastic label on seat rail, PATTERN OM 3697. See Frederick Parker Archive, Box 55, Ms. FPA050, page 146. Provenance In stock prior to 1915; purchased by Frederick Parker & Sons for £15.0.0 from Cecil Millar of 30 Newman Street, W.1. Notes Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture 1715-1740, Antique Collectors' Club, 2009, pp. 177-179. See Plates 4:66 and 4:67 for comparable chairs. C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Furniture History Society and Maney, 1996, p. 242, plate 434. <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/198003">Giles Grendey | Side chair | British, Clerkenwell, London | The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> Knight of Glin, J. Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, pp. 108-109, fig. 139. 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 FPF073 Title A name given to the resource Carved walnut and walnut-veneered side chair. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1730-1740 Description An account of the resource A carved walnut and walnut-veneered side chair with solid splat and cabriole legs.