Armchair

Description

Armchair in the 'Glastonbury' style, with carved back and arms,and x-frame legs, the back design centred on a six point star and both back and arms bearing carved inscriptions. The exterior surface of each arm is painted in red beneath the plane of the carving. There is a red velvet squab cushion associated with the chair. Presented to Alice Boyd by William Bell Scott in 1860. From Penkill Castle, Ayrshire.

Museum reference

H.1992.1897

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Armchair

Date

Pre 1860

Materials

Velvet

Associations

Penkill Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland, Northern Europe