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The Wordsworth Chair

The oak chair standing in Wordsworth House is bold and simple. The unfretted vasiform splat retains an echo of the Queen Anne period but the outward turn of the top rail, albeit fashionable before the middle of the 17th century, was firmly established with the publication of Chippendale's Director in 1754. Country Chippendale neatly describes a wide range of vernacular designs that pick up on a mixture of local styles together with these fashionable classical influences after about 1760. Although its specific origins and arrival at Wordsworth House remain unknown, this chair with its unfussy lines would have been a familiar design to William Wordsworth (born in 1770). Similar styles continued to be made in country workshops well into the 19th century. W: 29¼" D:17¼" H: 38¼" £795.00

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