[Gothic chairs] [realia].

Description

Title: [Gothic chairs] [realia].
Creator: Hallett, William, 1707-1781
Contributor: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, designer.
Bentley, R. 1708-1782, designer.
Published / Created: [appoximately 1755]
Publication Place: England
Description: Four gothic style chairs, made of beech, painted black, one pair overpainted with later white and gilt, modern upholstery designed by Mr. Bentley and Mr. Walpole. Formerly in the Refectory [Great Parlour] at Strawberry Hill.
Title devised by curator.
Text from the 1842 Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole: Two Most Beautifully Carved Chairs, ebonized, the backs of the true Gothic order, very elaborately and delicately carved, black frames and seats of embossed work. Lot 50: Two equally beautiful chairs. Lot 51: Ditto. Lot 52: Ditto. These chairs were the joint designs of Mr. Bentley and Mr. Walpole, and are perfectly unique.
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Provenance: Acquired by Horace Walpole in 1755; sold 1842, Strawberry Hill Sale, day 19, lot 49 bought by Piggott, Richmond, £5.15.6; or lot 52, bought by Piggott, Richmond, £4.14.6; 1953, April, Major T.B.C. Piggott, Maidenhead, Berks. Purchased by W.S. Lewis, £100. Also sold 1842, Strawberry Hill Sale, day 19, lot 50, bt Earl of Charleville, £5.15.6; 1952, Henry Naylor, Dublin, bought by W.S. Lewis, £85.
Extent: 4 items : 132 x 60.8 x 53 cm
Language: No linguistic content

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: LWL Object 25 Two on view in the Reading Room; two in Storage (UFS)

Genre: Furniture
Chairs
Material: mixed materials ; and beech black paint.
Resource Type: three-dimensional form
Subject (Name): Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subjects: Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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