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| Verger's chair | ||||||||
| chair | furniture | ||||||||
| wood | ||||||||
| Oak chair in 17th-century style with high back with open pedimented scroll work mainly simple geometrical scoring with gouged decoration. Arms curving downward, with a gadrooned decoration near the back and scrolled front ends on turned supports. Front legs turned, back square section some peg joints but also extra seat support fixed with screws. Seat front apron has external decoration of tangent Ss and ‘1652’ on reverse but not of that date. On splat supporting seat: [in pencil] MRS REEVES WILFRED HALL OCT 1949 with label: ‘from | P Hall and Son | Carvers and Gilders | Pilgrim St Newcastle upon Tyne Chimney Glass | Picture Frame Manufacturers Dealers in Antique Carving’. Brass plate nailed on rear of back with inscription: | ||||||||
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| 19th cent | ||||||||
| 19th century incorporating older pieces | ||||||||
| Donated in 1949 along with HEXAB188.1 and HEXAB194.1. Gifts of 3 oak chairs and a carved oak settee [Hex.Par.Mag. May 1950 p.9] | ||||||||
| max H 1273 | W 615 | D 540 | ||||||||
| Tower Crossing/SE Pier | ||||||||
| EP 184/124 (1949) Papers re presentation of 4 chairs and a settee to Hexham Abbey by Eleanor Reeve and Wilfred Hall. | ||||||||
HEXAB135.2  Hover onThumbnail to enlarge |
| Verger's seat cushion |
| cushion | textile |
| fabric |
| red + turquoise + cream + white |
| Shaped cushion in turquoise, red & cream. Flower & geometric pattern to central area. Border of ovals in white & turquoise. Backed with plain red |
| W 580 max | D 390 |
| on display |
| Tower Crossing |