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This dining chair, one of a set five and perhaps originally eight, was removed from the parlour of house of the late James Hamilton in Stonehouse in Lanarkshire in 1960.

The frame is made of mahogany and beech veneered with mahogany. The removable seat is upholstered in a cloth made from horse's tail hair woven on a cotton warp.

Horsehair was a hardwearing, elegant covering for dining chairs and popular with those who could afford it.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-637-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.SVA 6.5
• Date: 1835 - 1880
  Between 1835 and 1880
  
• Material: Horsehair covering on seats
  
• Dimensions: 32.50" H
  
• What:
• Subject: Furniture - rooms - Stonehouse parlour (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James Hamilton
  
• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Stonehouse (66 Camnethan Street)
  
• Event:
• Description: One of five chairs, the seats covered with horsehair and the frame is mahogany and beech veneered with mahogany, from the parlour of the house of James Hamilton, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, 1835 - 1880
  
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