SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Armchair

England

Armchair, England, c. 1765, Gessoed and gilt beechwood, modern upholstery
Maker
England
Date
c. 1765
Medium
Gessoed and gilt beechwood, modern upholstery
Dimensions
104.1 × 82.6 × 73.7 cm (41 × 32 1/2 × 29 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
England
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1964.169b
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Reuben Trane
With its serpentine top rail, scrolled arm rests and feet, and broad back, this chair, though made in England, is typical of mid-18th century chairs in the French Rococo style. Furniture designers in England drew inspiration from their trendsetting peers in Paris as well as from French craftsmen working in London. This chair is one of a set of at least 12 reputed to have been made for Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive (1725–1774), for Walcot Hall in Shropshire, England.
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