Tub armchair with caned back, sides and seat.
Identifier
FPF329
Title
Tub armchair with caned back, sides and seat.
Date
1810-1830
Description
Tub armchair, possibly teak, with caned back, sides and seat.
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.
This chair was probably made in India or Indonesia, suggested by the tropical hardwood frame and the exaggerated flare of the back.
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.
Iron straps have been added to support leg/seat rail joints.
Braid trimming to the fabric covers is loose.
Cane work in the back and sides is original, although weak with damage and losses. Cane loose on inside of left panel.
Seat has been re-caned poorly, only using some of the holes and resulting in an open weave.
Iron straps have been added to support leg/seat rail joints.
Braid trimming to the fabric covers is loose.
Cane work in the back and sides is original, although weak with damage and losses. Cane loose on inside of left panel.
Seat has been re-caned poorly, only using some of the holes and resulting in an open weave.
Materials
Probably teak.
Cane.
Upholstery.
Cane.
Upholstery.
Physical Dimensions
H. 84
W. 51
D. 61
W. 51
D. 61
Parker Numbers
OM 1072.
Provenance
Frederick Parker & Sons purchased this chair as one of a pair from Narramore on 30 August 1911 for £4.
