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2. Foster 907
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 907
- Title:
- Chair with tapering uprights and two pierced horizontal panels
- Scope & Content:
- Chair with tapering uprights and two pierced horizontal panels, c.1790. Stamped ‘India Office.’ Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.23; ‘Photographs of Furniture Exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum in 1896,’ OIOC Photo 90/(7).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Extent:
- 1 Item
3. Foster 908
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 908
- Title:
- Chair with neo-classical shield back and entwined splats
- Scope & Content:
- Chair c.1784 with neo-classical shield back and entwined splats as published in Hepplewhite’s ‘The Cabinet-Maker and Upholster’s Guide’, 1787. Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.17; ‘Photographs of Furniture Exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum in 1896,’ OIOC Photo 90/(10).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1784
- Extent:
- 1 Item
4. Foster 919
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 919
- Title:
- Armchair with neo-classical reeded ornament, and multi-splat back, and wooden seat.
- Scope & Content:
- Armchair with neo-classical reeded ornament, and multi-splat back, with a tablet on the crest rail, and a wooden seat and square legs. c.1800. Mahagony. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, nos.24-26, but with a wooden seat.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item
5. Foster 909
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 909
- Title:
- Hall chair with neo-classical oval back, with dished centre, and wooden seat
- Scope & Content:
- Hall chair with neo-classical oval back, with dished centre, and wooden seat, c.1784. Mahogany. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.22 This may be from the set of four hall chairs recorded in the 1828 inventory of the Board of Control's offices in Cannon Row.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1784
- Extent:
- 1 Item
6. Foster 917-918
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 917-918
- Title:
- Pair of chairs with semi-circular backs and pierced upright slats, on square legs.
- Scope & Content:
- Pair of chairs with semi-circular backs and pierced upright slats, on square legs. c.1800-20. Mahagony. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.11, but with semi-circular tops to the backs.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1800-1820
- Extent:
- 1 Item
7. Foster 898-899
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 898-899
- Title:
- Pair of chairs with tall backs and pierced splats, on square legs. Late 18th century
- Scope & Content:
- Pair of Chippendale style chairs with tall backs and pierced entwined splats, on square legs. Late 18th century. Mahogany with new horsehair upholstery. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.11, apart from the splats.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1780-1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item
8. Foster 920
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 920
- Title:
- Chair with curving uprights terminating in Ionic capitals and a broad crest rail, with turned front legs. Matches F962.
- Scope & Content:
- Chair with curving uprights terminating in Ionic capitals and a broad crest rail, with turned front legs. Early 19th century. Mahagony. J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, no.54 One of a suite of chairs formerly in the Finance Committee Room at the India Office, and possibly supplied for th...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1800-1820
- Extent:
- 1 Item
9. Foster 904
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 904
- Title:
- Chair, square shaped back with bowed top. Three vertical back rails pierced and moulded. Square tapered legs. Chippendale
- Scope & Content:
- Chair, square shaped back with bowed top. Three vertical back rails pierced and moulded. Square tapered legs. Chippendale, c.1760 Mahogany with new horsehair upholstery. J. Hardy,’ India Office Furniture’, no.28; ‘Photographs of Furniture Exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum in 1896,’ OIOC...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 Item
10. Foster 900-901
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 900-901
- Title:
- Pair of chairs with neo-classical reeded ornament, and a rectangular tablet on the crest rail. The uprights to the back have foliate capitals. Late 18th century
- Scope & Content:
- Pair of chairs with neo-classical reeded ornament, and a rectangular tablet on top of the crest rail. The uprights to the back have foliate capitals. Late 18th century. Mahogany with new horsehair upholstery. Similar to J. Hardy, ‘ India Office Furniture’, nos.24-26, but without arms and a d...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1780-1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item