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We do not know who made this chair but he had almost certainly seen the illustration of a very similar chair in George Hepplewhite's <i>The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide</i> (3rd ed., 1794, plate 1), which also shows an elongated vase topped with the well-known heraldic motif of the Prince of Wales's feathers. ","physicalDescription":"A chair of carved mahogany, the square back wtih a raise crest rail supported by an elongated vase shape holding the Prince of Wales's feathers; the seat with modern upholstery of red horsehair fabric with two rows of brass nailing.  The legs are square-sectioned, those at the front with the visible faces moulded, above spade feet, the plain back legs raked. The square back has a frame that is moulded on the front faces, and raised in the centre of the crest rail, with concave sections flanking this. The back shows two narrow uprights, flanking the carved vase and Prince of Wales's feathers. The carving is of good quality.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"x40240"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"mahogany","id":"AAT12221"},{"text":"horsehair","id":"AAT11819"}],"techniques":[{"text":"chair-making","id":"x42775"},{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"},{"text":"upholstery","id":"x37978"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Carved mahogany, with upholstery covered in horsehair","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[{"text":"Neo-classicism","id":"x38958"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2010EE6419","2012FR9348","2017JV0889","2017JV3198"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES342541"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Chair","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"c. 1795","earliest":"1790-01-01","latest":"1799-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mr Eric M. 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Most of the pieces were shown together in Gallery 44 on first acquisition (neg. no. 77456).\n\nFor a discussion of the whole Browett collection see: Ralph Edwards, 'The Browett Gift of English Furniture at the Victoria and Albert Museum', <i>Country Life</i>, 9 October 1937, p. 380-381.\r\n\r\nRe-upholstered (see RF 95/2089)\nFormerly on loan to the Geffrye Museum (1984-2006).","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"A chair of carved mahogany, the square back wtih a raise crest rail supported by an elongated vase shape holding the Prince of Wales's feathers; the seat with modern upholstery of horsehair with two rows of brass nailing. ","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Tomlin, Maurice, <i>Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture</i> (London: HMSO for the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1972), cat. no. Q/9, p. 140."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Charles H. Hayward, <i>Antique or Fake? The Making of Old Furniture</i>.  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