Replica high-back side chair, silvered beech, part upholstered.
Identifier
FPF464
Title
Replica high-back side chair, silvered beech, part upholstered.
Date
2007 and later.
Description
A replica of a high-back side chair, c.1715, with carved, gessoed and silvered beech frame and half upholstered seat and back.
Full Description
This silvered high-back chair is a replica of a chair in the Frederick Parker Collection, FPF023, which dates to 1710-1720.
This copy was commissioned by the Frederick Parker Foundation as a half-upholstered chair, to show its structure, finish and upholstery and illustrate how the original chair might have looked when new. It was made by Michael Kingsbury at London Metropolitan University in 2007 and Angela Hausler undertook the upholstery of half the chair, using traditional methods and materials; she added the silk velvet covering and trimmings appropriate to the period, in 2018. The fabric for the covering was donated by the late Albert E Chapman, Upholsterer to HM The Queen, and the trimming was given by Artistic Upholstery.
The original chair, FPF023, is an exceptional chair of high quality, made for a member of the aristocracy or royalty. Parts of the upholstery and silvered finish survive, and have not been restored, which makes the chair a rare example for study, but it is hard to imagine how it would have looked when new. This copy allows the two chairs to be compared and appreciated.
This copy was commissioned by the Frederick Parker Foundation as a half-upholstered chair, to show its structure, finish and upholstery and illustrate how the original chair might have looked when new. It was made by Michael Kingsbury at London Metropolitan University in 2007 and Angela Hausler undertook the upholstery of half the chair, using traditional methods and materials; she added the silk velvet covering and trimmings appropriate to the period, in 2018. The fabric for the covering was donated by the late Albert E Chapman, Upholsterer to HM The Queen, and the trimming was given by Artistic Upholstery.
The original chair, FPF023, is an exceptional chair of high quality, made for a member of the aristocracy or royalty. Parts of the upholstery and silvered finish survive, and have not been restored, which makes the chair a rare example for study, but it is hard to imagine how it would have looked when new. This copy allows the two chairs to be compared and appreciated.
Materials
Beech.
Upholstery.
Upholstery.
Physical Dimensions
H. 133
W. 53
D. 66.5
W. 53
D. 66.5
Parker Numbers
Replica of FPF023.
Provenance
Made at London Metropolitan University in 2007-8, covered in 2018.
