1. 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