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E W Godwin for William Watt. An oak shakespeare armchair. One of only four known

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E.W. Godwin made by William Watt.

An oak Shakespeare armchair.

This armchair was part of the Shakespeare dining room suite in the Elizabethan-Revival style that Godwin designed for William Watt, which was illustrated in the Building News on the 11 November 1881 fig. 176.1.

Four are currently known in existence, this one with an upholstered seat, two with solid seats in private collections, and the forth is in a National Trust house.

See The Secular Furniture of EW Godwin by Susan Weber Soros p 130.

Dimensions

Height: 44.88 in (114 cm)
Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)
Depth: 21.65 in (55 cm)

Year of manufacture

1881

Maker

William Watt

Designer

Edward William Godwin

Period

1880-1889

Condition

Good

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