Furniture: M0151.1

Title

Plaque from David Garrick's Chippendale Stool

Subject

Garrick, David

Date

1905

Dimensions

height: 9.4cm
width: 8.9cm

Other materials

Steel

Inscription/signature

Engraved on plaque: "David Garrick's Stool/ From his study called "Temple"/ at Garrick's Villa Hampton. Bought/ at the sale of his effects by Ms. E. . Bret,/ & from her grandson John Timothy,/ by Miss Genevieve Ward, & presented/ by her to Henry Irving, London 1893./ Bought at Christie's, at the sale/ of Sir Henry irving's effects,/ December 1905/ by Captain Philip Jeffcock".

Provenance

A white painted wood, with green enrichments and cane seat, called "David Garrick's stool" was sold by Christie Mason & Woods December 14th 1905 "The Collection of Theatrical Relics, the property of Sir Henry Irving" lot 78. It was described: "It came from his study, called 'The Temple' at Garrick's Villa, Hampton Presented to the Garrick Club by Col. Lanyon, 1954

Other number

Gift 739

One of two steel engraved plaques that were attached to David Garrick's stool. One is still attached, and this one was removed in 1975 when the item was on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum and then to the Theatre Museum. The plaques were probably added by Captain Philip Jeffcocks when he purchased the stool in 1905.