Decorative arts

Gothic-Revival Chair

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1828
Accession number: 92.17
Designer: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin(Opens in new tab) (British, 1812–1852)
Manufacturer: Morel and Seddon(Opens in new tab) (British)
Dimensions: 39 1/2 x 23 x 22 in. (100.3 x 58.4 x 55.9 cm.)
Medium: rosewood, mahogany, beech, oak, parcel-gilt and silk damask fabric
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Adele S. Browning Memorial Bequest, Gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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This chair was designed as part of a 36-piece set for George IV's Great Dining Room at Windsor Castle. It is attributed to Pugin, one of England's most influential designers of Gothic Revival architecture and decorative art. The Gothic Revival style drew upon architectural features such as pointed arches, trefoils and quatrefoils, tracery, and naturalistic foliage.

Gothic-Revival Chair

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