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Description: | The low square back has a centre bar flanked by two splayed bars. The turned and shaped arms rest on turned and moulded baluster-shaped arm supports in line with turned, tapering front legs united by a fore rail turned with a centre knop. The chair sides and back are united with plain turned stretchers, with a Manchester repository label applied. The arms, front legs and stretchers are ash; the back may be walnut. The joined construction of the back is an unusual combination with the turned construction of the front. It is interesting that the front stretcher rail has been turned over which can be seen from the extent of wear on the underside. The style of this chair is thought to come from eastern England, possibly Lincolnshire or Leicester. (Cotton, Bernard, The English Regional Chair, Antique Collectors Club, 1990). There is a tradition of painting provincial chairs and the surface finish of this example is green paint that has heavily oxidised. The side and back stretchers of the chair seem rather low in relation to the legs, suggesting this has been cut down. These provincial chairs are charming, usually made for local use. The passing of this traditional culture was recognised as early as 1825 when, in Rural Rides, William Cobbett deplored the pulling down of traditional farmhouses, the building of -painted shells” and their being furnished with furniture bought in the county town or London, contributing to, as he saw it, the passing of the country life he so valued. Additions And Alterations: Front rail turned over; feet lost. | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9097... | Go to resource |
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