Chair Exhibit

There are 167 chairs in the Collection and 140 on view; the chairs below are just a taste. Click on an image for more details.

Alternatively download a .pdf of the collection (2mb file), or go to www.vads.ahds.ac.uk to see the complete Frederick Parker Collection.

An oak single chair with original nailed leather covered upholstery Charles II, circa 1660-80

FP 414

A turned, carved and moulded caned walnut single chair

FP 2

A turned and carved silvered beech upholstered single

FP 23

A beech single chair with leathered upholstery and

FP 30

A walnut single chair with rushed seat and cabriole legs

FP 45

A carved walnut and walnut veneered beech single chair

FP 73

A Virginia walnut corner armchair with wooden seat and four cabriole legs

FP 83

A carved mahogany upholstered single chair on four cabriole legs

FP 92

A carved mahogany armchair with upholstered seat and cabriole legs

FP 112

A carved mahogany single chair with upholstered seat and cabriole legs

FP 120

FP 123

A carved yew-wood high back Windsor armchair with cabriole legs and a mahogany seat

FP 142

A carved white painted and gilded beech upholstered shield-back armchair

FP 198

A carved beech armchair with upholstered seat, decorated in orange and white on a black ground

FP 226

FP 265

A beech-framed bergère with mahogany legs and original horsehair upholstery

NEXT EVENT

The 10th Annual Lecture will be held in October 2008 in the West End of London, the speakers are Dr Bill Cotton and Gareth Williams. Click for more information.