Ebony chair, formerly belonging to Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill now in the possession of Mr. Webb, Old Bond Street / [graphic]

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11001155

Description

Title
Ebony chair, formerly belonging to Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill now in the possession of Mr. Webb, Old Bond Street / [graphic]
Creator
Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, printmaker, artist
Contributor
Pickering, William, 1796-1854, publisher.
Published / Created
[2 June 1834]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. June 2, 1834 by Wm. Pickering, Chancery Lane
Abstract

Probably representing one of the "pair of beautiful old carved solid ebony chairs, of the Elizabethan period, pierced backs, richly decorated with birds, flowers and figures, twisted rails, the frames finely carved in scrolls, and cane sear"--1842 Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, day 17, lot 54.

Description
Title engraved below image.
Text above image: "Date the beginning of the 17th century."
Provenance
Ex dono Lewis Buddy; November 1929.
Extent
1 print : sheet 271 x 208 mm.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
SH Contents Sh534 no. 1 Box 115

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Wood engravings England London 1834
Material
wood engraving ;
Subject (Name)
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic)
Art collections
Chairs
Subjects
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) > Art collections
Chairs
England > London > 1834

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
11183292
Object ID (OID)
11001155

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