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A while back, I started a thread about Irish furniture. Some had never heard of it. Here is an example of Irish furniture from the Metropolitan Museum. Incidentally, I am not sure if it was described as Irish, but I took one glance and I was sure. Mahogany.
https://ia800302.us.archive.org/33/items...192781.jpg
Furniture of this type is often referred to as “Irish Chippendale.” The name isn’t right, but it’s often used.
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02-21-2018, 05:26 PM
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(02-21-2018, 12:34 PM)Paul K. Murphy Wrote: A while back, I started a thread about Irish furniture. Some had never heard of it. Here is an example of Irish furniture from the Metropolitan Museum. Incidentally, I am not sure if it was described as Irish, but I took one glance and I was sure. Mahogany.
https://ia800302.us.archive.org/33/items...192781.jpg
Furniture of this type is often referred to as “Irish Chippendale.” The name isn’t right, but it’s often used.
Cinch it didn't belong to a native! The landowner class were pretty much English.
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(02-21-2018, 01:04 PM)DaveR1 Wrote:
^^^^^^ This
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Dang that's a lotta carving!! Nice too!!
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Being of Irish descent myself, I always thought classic Irish furniture was more along the lines of a bar stool.
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(02-23-2018, 07:30 PM)JimDaddyO Wrote: Being of Irish descent myself, I always thought classic Irish furniture was more along the lines of a bar stool.
Ever see one from above?
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