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Collections > Furniture > Armchair

Armchair

Part of a pair of armchairs are a mixture of gothic and rococo styles. The back rail, and the arms, are carved, showing rococo influence. However, the pointed arched shapes of the back, and the motifs of trefoil and quatrefoils, are gothic in style. The gothic and rococo styles were two popular styles of the 18th century, the rococo important from France, and the gothic an English search for a national style looking back to its gothic past. As seen here, both styles could be used on the same piece.
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund.
Size: Height: 94 cm; Width: 64 cm; Depth: 51 cm

Place: England

Object Type: armchair

Period: George II - III

Broad Date: Late Georgian

Actual Date: c.1760

Century: 18th century

Material: Mahogany

Museum Accession Number: FW.53.a