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Brazilian Rosewood Chair with Arms


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      Creator(s):
Gillows of Lancaster

Date: 1840 -

Description: Brazilian framed easy chair with padded spoon shape backs, carved 's' shaped scrolled arms, serpentine seat rails and stylised anthemion motif to corners of front seat rail on out swept rear legs. Gilt metal bucket castors to front & trail castors to rear. Rose roller printed cotton flock over the original scarlet silk. One of a matching pair. Listed in the "Inventory of Heirlooms under the will of the late Thomas Archer Esq."

Format: Realia
Object: chairs
Material: rosewood;  cotton

Titles:
Brazilian Rosewood Chair with Arms

Subjects: furniture

People/Orgs: Archer, Thomas

Places: Woolmers Estate, Longford, Tasmania

Institution: Woolmers Foundation Inc.

Object number: WMF_0000040

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