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Foster 889-894, Foster 898-904, Foster 907-909, Foster 917-920

Record Id:

032-003271847

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003271847

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0008d3

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Foster 889-894, Foster 898-904, Foster 907-909, Foster 917-920

Title:

F889-894; F898-904; F907-909; F917-920 22 late 18th/early 19th century chairs associated with the East India Company's premises in Leadenhall Street a ...

Scope & Content:

F889-894; F898-904; F907-909; F917-920

22 late 18th/early 19th century chairs associated with the East India Company's premises in Leadenhall Street and the Board of Control offices in Cannon Row.

Chairs temporarily moved to IDP Room, 17 January 2012:

F889-894

F900

F902

F904

F908

F909

F917-918

F956

F957

F959

F960

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Project / Collection:

Directors Court Room
India Office Furniture

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003271847

Is part of:

not applicable

Contains:

Foster 889-894 : Six Lion chairs, one chair with arms. The crest rails grooved and carved with the EIC lion badge within a circle, in the centre.
Foster 898-899 : Pair of chairs with tall backs and pierced splats, on square legs. Late 18th century
Foster 900-901 : Pair of chairs with neo-classical reeded ornament, and a rectangular tablet on the crest rail. The uprights to the back have…
Foster 902-903 : Pair of chairs similar to F 900-901
Foster 904 : Chair, square shaped back with bowed top. Three vertical back rails pierced and moulded. Square tapered legs. Chippendale
Foster 907 : Chair with tapering uprights and two pierced horizontal panels
Foster 909 : Hall chair with neo-classical oval back, with dished centre, and wooden seat
Foster 908 : Chair with neo-classical shield back and entwined splats
Foster 917-918 : Pair of chairs with semi-circular backs and pierced upright slats, on square legs.
Foster 919 : Armchair with neo-classical reeded ornament, and multi-splat back, and wooden seat.
Foster 920 : Chair with curving uprights terminating in Ionic capitals and a broad crest rail, with turned front legs. Matches F962.

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Hierarchy:

032-003271847

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Foster 889-894, Foster 898-904, Foster 907-909, Foster 917-920

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

11 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

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Start Date:

1759

End Date:

1820

Date Range:

1759-1820

Era:

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Former Internal References:

F 889-894, F 898-904, F 907-909, F 917-920

Material Type:

Artefacts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)