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The sturdy construction and leather covers would have withstood regular use, possibly as a dining chair.  The seat is strengthened by a plain, square-section back and side stretchers, the lower ones at floor level.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The leather seat cover, which is much worn and repaired, shows traces of stitching in an oval shape. This is evidence that the seat originally had stitching to hold the stuffing in place, withleather buttons securing the thread. Tack marks in the back of the chair show that the leather was at one time covered by later upholstery.<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>This kind of chair was called a 'back stool' - literally, a stool with a back attached. It was the standard type from 1615 until about 1670, when fashionable chair-backs became higher and the back legs were raked backwards for greater stability. This chair is raked above seat level but the back legs are vertical.<br><br><b>Repairs</b><br>There is a modern oak panel fixed beneath the seat to hold the stuffing in place. The back corners of the chair seat are supported by metal straps.","physicalDescription":"Oak chair, the back and seat covered with leather and studded with brass headed nails. The front legs and front stretchers have ball turning, the two side stretchers and the back stretchers are plain.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"oak","id":"AAT12264"},{"text":"leather","id":"AAT11845"}],"techniques":[{"text":"turning","id":"AAT53158"},{"text":"upholstery","id":"x37978"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Oak, with leather upholstery and brass-headed nails","categories":[{"text":"Furniture","id":"THES48948"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"FWK","id":"THES48597"},"images":["2006AM2100","2006AM2099","2017KE1595"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"56D (VA)","id":"THES49242"},"free":"","case":"PL4","shelf":"","box":"1"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Chair","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1640-1660","earliest":"1640-01-01","latest":"1660-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"89","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"48","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"49","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 01/11/1999 by nh","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Made in England\r\n\r\nLeather covered chair and leather covered chair, bought from Miss A M Lyster (London, SW1) for £9, 21/2/23\r\n\r\nNotes from R.P. 23/1408 & 23/1569\r\n\r\nListed on form\r\nAs \"1 Chair Cromwellian covered in leather - £9\"\r\n\r\nMinute Papers\r\nRecord their condition as \"chipped,…..leather worn & damaged\".\r\n\r\n23/2/23 H Clifford Smith\r\nsupports purchase stating \"These Cromwellian oak chairs belong to a type which is inadequately represented in the Museum.  They are in original condition & have their old leather covers\".\n\nA reproduction of this piece was offered for sale by Restall Brown &amp; Clennel Ltd., 'Manufacturers of Period Furniture', of 103 Great Russell Street, London, in an advertisement published in the <i>The Cabinet Maker Diary 1930</i>. At least one other piece from the V&amp;A collection (635-1870) was included in this advertisement, illustrating the wide range of period styles that they could supply. ","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Backstool, oak, English, ca. 1650","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"H. Clifford Smith, Catalogue of English Furniture & Woodwork \r\n(London 1930), cat. 551."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThe popularity of leather-covered chairs at this period may reflect fewer commissions for expensive upholstered furniture. This small but heavy example is typical. The repeating patterns of the bobbin-turned legs and stretcher, along with the nail heads on seat and back, are the only decoration.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["W.9-1923"],"accessionNumberNum":"9","accessionNumberPrefix":"W","accessionYear":1923,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LN1068","2019LN1507","2019LP4092","2019LR6375","2019LT9916","2019LV5760","2019LW0390"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-09-15","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}