Hall Chair

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Artist William Kent(English, 1685–1748)English, 1685–1748

CultureEnglish

Titles

Hall Chair

Date1730–1740

MediumMahogany

Dimensions35 1/16 × 24 7/16 × 22 13/16 in. (89 × 62 × 58 cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Accessions Endowment

Object number2022.180

Current Location

Rienzi

Entrance Hall

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Rienzi

Object Type

FURNITURE

ProvenanceSupplied to Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (d. 1753), under the direction of William Kent (d. 1748) for his villa at Chiswick, circa 1730; by descent to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (d. 1811) and by descent at Chiswick until removed to Chatsworth, Derbyshire, circa 1930; Italian collection until 2021; [Continental auction, 2021]; [Apter-Fredericks Ltd., London, 2021]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone
Published References S. Weber, William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013, pp. 484-7. J. Bryant, 'Chiswick House Chair', National Art Collections Fund Review, 1997, no. 4446. J. Bryant, 'The Refurnishing of Chiswick House', Georgian Group Journal, 1995, pp.103-6. T.S. Rosoman, The Chiswick House Inventory of 1770, Furniture History Society, Vol XXII, 1986. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Catalogue raisonnéS. Weber, William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013, pp. 484-57

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