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Description: | Eighteenth century sedan chair with carrying poles. The chair is an enclosed one with vertically sliding windows and a hinged glazed door. It is lined in fabric of c1830 according to a verbal report made by Penny Alfrey, textile conservator. There is late 18th century fabric underneath and it may have originally been lined in red felt. Its external decoration and small size suggest a ladies chair. An early 20th century museum postcard & photograph show the leather carrying harness used by the two men walking before and behind the chair holding the shafts. These straps are not displayed with the chair but are stored separately (see store notes). A report on the interior fittings is in the object history file. Black leather over a wooden frame. The sedan is glazed on three sides with panes of glass quartered with wood beading. The leather work is studded with brass studs and also strips of brass. The interior is fully upholstered.
According to Stephen Loft-Simpson, Sedan Chair Specialist, this sedan chair is ca. 1760-1765, one of the last George II style. See letter (29.8.2004) in history file.
Accession number: NCM 1909-65 | Subjects: | transport (public) | Temporal: | 1760-1765c | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | Southwell | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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