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11. Foster 896

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 896
Title:
Large armchair with cabriole front legs ending in dolphin head feet. Padded armrests and rounded back, decorated with the EIC badge. Embroidery in coloured silks and silver gilt thread
Scope & Content:
Armchair, c.1730, with cabriole front legs ending in dolphin head feet. Padded armrests and rounded back, decorated with the E.I.C. badge (a lion rampant holding an imperial crown). Walnut with crimson velvet upholstery, and embroidery in coloured silks and silver gilt thread. Made for the Vi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

12. Foster 896-897, Foster 905

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 896-897, Foster 905
Title:
F896-897; F905 Three elaborately carved and uphostered armchairs, made c.1730 for the Courts of Directors and of Proprietors as part of the refurnishm ...
Scope & Content:
F896-897; F905 Three elaborately carved and uphostered armchairs, made c.1730 for the Courts of Directors and of Proprietors as part of the refurnishment at East India House in Leadenhall Street, for the use of the Chairman and Vice-Chariman.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1731
Extent:
3 items

13. Foster 897

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 897
Title:
Large armchair, legs carved with Indian masks and terminating in lion paw feet. Tall rounded back with EIC badge. The Chairman's seat when presiding over the Court of Proprietors (later the Saleroom) at East India House.
Scope & Content:
Tall-backed armchair, c.1730, legs carved with Indian masks and terminating in lion paw feet, the seat frame decorated with scallop shells and scrolling acanthus leaves, and the arm uprights ending in eagles’ heads. Tall rounded back, centre panel decorated with the East India Company crest. W...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

14. Foster 905

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 905
Title:
The Chairman's Chair. Large ornately carved armchair with a high back surmounted by the crowned head of Neptune, and dolphins forming the cabriole front legs and feet. Embroidered panel depicting the arms of the EIC on the centre back.
Scope & Content:
Large ornately carved armchair c.1730 with a high back surmounted by the crowned head of Neptune, and dolphins forming the cabriole front legs and feet. Embroidered panel depicting the arms of the E.I.C. on the centre back. Walnut with crimson velvet upholstery and padded arms. The coat of ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

15. Foster 913

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 913
Title:
Boardroom table
Scope & Content:
Board-room table, c.1730, with later stamped leather top. Cabriole legs with Indian masks, and lion-paw feet, with along one side a female head in the central cartouche framed by a scallop shell and acanthus leaves. Mahagony, 102 ins. long by 42 ins. wide. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

16. Foster 913-915

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 913-915
Title:
F913-915 Three board-room tables used by the Directors of the East India Company at East India House, and subsequently in the Council Chamber of the ...
Scope & Content:
F913-915 Three board-room tables used by the Directors of the East India Company at East India House, and subsequently in the Council Chamber of the India Office.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1801
Extent:
2 items

17. Foster 914-915

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 914-915
Title:
Pair of boardroom tables
Scope & Content:
A pair of board-room tables, c.1800. Cabriole legs with Indian masks, and lion-paw feet, with along one side a female head in the central cartouche framed by a scallop shell and acanthus leaves. Mahagony, 120 ins. long by 30 ins. wide. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.64. Made to matc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item