Near the Alcove Arm-chair, walnut wood, the arms carved with masks and foliage, the legs ending in paw feet and carved with negro masks and leafage: upholstered in red velvet embroidered on the back with the crest of the East India Company; it is shown in No. 66. Height, 4 ft. 9-1/2 in. First half of the XVIIIth century. Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
Against the East Wall
Pair of Chairs, mahogany, with "ladder" backs, and seats covered with
red leather.
Height (of each), 3 ft. 1/2 in.
Third quarter of the XVIIIth century.
Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
Against the West Wall
Arm-chair, mahogany, with shield-shaped back and seat covered with
red leather.
Style of Hepplewhite.
Height, 3 ft. 3-1/2 in.
Last quarter of the XVIIIth century.
Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
Arm-chair, mahogany, the upper rail of the back carved with the crest of the East India Company within a circular medallion.
Height, 2 ft. 8-1/2 in.
Early XIXth century.
Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
Arm-chair, mahogany, the upper rail of the back surmounted by a lunette carved with the crest of the East India Company.
Height, 3 ft. 1-3/8 in.
Early XIXth century.
Lent by the Secretary of State for India.
