Objectnummer
51/77
Beschrijving
This is a banister slat (the piece fitted in the centre of a chair back) for a Windsor chair and is made of beech. It is for a wheel back chair, so called from the wheel pattern in the centre, but has rare design incorporating fleur-de-lys supposedly in honour of the Prince of Wales (later Geroge IV). Wheel back chairs are the most common type of Windsor chair and date from the end of the eighteenth century. It was probably made by a Chiltern bodger in the beech woods near High Wycombe. (See 51/74, 51/75, 51/76)
Fysieke kenmerken
1 banister slat; wood (beech); good condition
CHAIR SLAT<br>This is a banister slat (the piece fitted in the centre of a chair back) for a Windsor chair and is made of beech. It is for a wheel back chair, so called from the wheel pattern in the centre, but has rare design incorporating fleur-de-lys supposedly in honour of the Prince of Wales (later George IV).<br><br>Wheel back chairs are the most common type of Windsor chair and date from the end of the eighteenth century. This example was probably made by a Chiltern bodger in the beech woods near High Wycombe<br><br>MERL 51/77
Archiefgeschiedenis
MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/77 // NAME: CHAIR SLAT // NEG NO.: 35/9 // STORAGE: '
Vervaardiging plaats
High Wycombe
Datum
1930-01-01 - 1939-12-31
Vervaardiging periode
1930s
Objectnaam
Materiaal
Elektronisch document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_9.tif - High resolution image
