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In 1783 the Prince of Wales had been given Carlton House as his residence and by 1786 it was partly in use.  His elegant and extravagant schemes there made him a fashion icon. \n\nThis particularly armchair is rather coarsely carved and may be a reproduction made in the late 19th century, when such designs became fashionable again with antique collectors. ","physicalDescription":"Armchair of mahogany, the pierced back of shield shape with arching top rail, the pierced splat balloon-shaped and filled with carved feathers, including the Prince of Wales's feathers at the top; the seat is upholstered in red horsehair (modern). \n\nThe square-sectioned legs are tapering, the front faces of the front legs moulded. They are joined by stretchers in H-formation, with a higher stretcher across the back.  All these show rounded top edges.  The front faces of the arm-supports, the top surface of the arms and the front faces of the back and its support are moulded.  The carving of the feathers is quite shallow.  The seat is covered with red horsehair (a modern upholstery scheme).","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"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Mahogany with carved decoration","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"}],"styles":[{"text":"Neo-classicism","id":"x38958"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2017JV0889","2017JV3182"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"001","id":"THES342541"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Armchair","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"c. 1787 - 1795","earliest":"1782-01-01","latest":"1795-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"date":{"text":"c. 1880","earliest":"1875-01-01","latest":"1884-12-31"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":"The rather flat carving on this chair may suggest that it was made in the late 19th century, when such styles were very popular with collectors of antique furniture. 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Before that the chair had been lent to the Joicey Museum, Newcastle.\n\nSee Registered File 97/2089","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Armchair of mahogany, the pierced back of shield shape with arching top rail, the pierced splat balloon-shaped and filled with carved feathers, including the Prince of Wales's feathers at the top; the seat is upholstered in red horsehair (modern). ","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Tomlin, Maurice, <u>Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture </u>(London: HMSO for the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1972), cat. no. P/6, p. 128"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Charles H. Hayward, <i>Antique or Fake? 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