Stool 1828
Gilded wood, damask | 46.5 x 61.8 x 46.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 10930
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A curved X-frame, giltwood stool with upholstered damask-covered seat; the recessed strip on each leg carved with laurel leaves and berries, with a flowerhead disc at the junction and turned stretcher with acanthus decoration, on lion's paw feet.
Provenance
Part of the group of furniture and furnishings supplied between 1827 and 1829 to King George IV by the partnership of Morel and Seddon for the Library (now the Green Drawing Room), His Majesty's Writing Room on 24 July 1828 and the Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
Nicholas Morel had formerly worked for The Prince of Wales, later George IV, at Carlton House and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton. Subsequently, he was commissioned to design and furnish the newly built apartments designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville (1766-1840) for the King at Windsor Castle. In order to fulfil the contract he entered into partnership with George Seddon III whose family had large and long established furniture workshops in Aldersgate Street in the City of London. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gilded wood, damask
Measurements
46.5 x 61.8 x 46.5 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
M&S : Roberts, H., 2001. For the King's Pleasure: George IV's Apartments at Windsor Castle, London – M&S 336M&S : Roberts, H., 2001. For the King's Pleasure: George IV's Apartments at Windsor Castle, London – M&S 337