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Seating Collection (#7)

Background imageSeating Collection: India Back Chairs

India Back Chairs
One of a pair of walnut India-back chairs with a drop-in seat upholstered in modern but historically correct textiles, bearing the stamp RR, made in London c. 1725. Date: c.1725

Background imageSeating Collection: India Back Chair

India Back Chair
One of a pair of walnut India-back chairs with a drop-in seat upholstered in modern but historically correct textiles, bearing the stamp RR, made in London c. 1725. Date: c.1725

Background imageSeating Collection: Stool

Stool
One of six matching oak joined stools with a carved frieze and turned decoration, made in England, c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Background imageSeating Collection: Six joined stools

Six joined stools
One of six matching oak joined stools with a carved frieze and turned decoration, made in England, c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Background imageSeating Collection: Childs sofa

Childs sofa
Mahogany-framed miniature sofa, upholstered in black horsehair, with a carved and scrolled decoration centred on an anthemion, scrolled ends, and carved lyre-shaped front fascias

Background imageSeating Collection: Rocking chair

Rocking chair
A childs rocking chair made from boarded oak, with a carrying handle, made in England c.1775-1825. Date: c.1775-1825

Background imageSeating Collection: Backstool

Backstool
Chair or backstool made from turned and joined oak, upholstered in leather with brass stud nails, made in England c.1680, but with substantial repairs and replacements. Date: c.1680

Background imageSeating Collection: The Rustic Arbour, Central Park, New York, USA

The Rustic Arbour, Central Park, New York, USA. Date: circa 1891

Background imageSeating Collection: Interior of the Pantheon Theatre, London

Interior of the Pantheon Theatre, London
Interior of the Pantheon Theatre, Oxford Street, London. 1815

Background imageSeating Collection: Rennes, France - Place de la Republique

Rennes, France - Place de la Republique, with newly constructed gardens for the public. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSeating Collection: French furnishing -- corner seating

French furnishing -- corner seating. circa 1850s

Background imageSeating Collection: French furnishing -- two sofas

French furnishing -- two sofas, the blue one back-to-back for the middle of a large room. 19th century

Background imageSeating Collection: Algeria - Timgad - The Theatre

Algeria - Timgad - The Theatre
General view of the Ruins of Timgad, Algeria (close to the Theatre) - a Roman colonial town in the Aures Mountains of Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around AD 100. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSeating Collection: Salon du Mobilier - Grand Palais des Beaux Arts, Paris

Salon du Mobilier - Grand Palais des Beaux Arts, Paris, France. Date: 1905

Background imageSeating Collection: Interior of Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Interior of Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Interior of the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with the great organ at the far end, and seating for 8000 people. Date: circa 1890

Background imageSeating Collection: Canadian Pacific to Japan and China

Canadian Pacific to Japan and China -- a Third Class Social Room (above), a Colonist Car (below). Save time and trouble by booking Canadian Pacific all the way. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSeating Collection: Royal Box, Westminster Abbey, London - George V Coronation

Royal Box, Westminster Abbey, London - George V Coronation
The Royal Box, Westminster Abbey, London set up for the Coronation of George V and Queen Mary on 22nd June 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageSeating Collection: Myanmar - School - Burmese Priest giving instruction

Myanmar - School - Burmese Priest giving instruction
Myanmar - School - A Burmese Buddhist Priest giving religious instruction to his charges. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSeating Collection: Africa. Pipe in the form of a seated female figure. Made of

Africa. Pipe in the form of a seated female figure. Made of wood. Republic of Congo. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageSeating Collection: Aspendos Theatre. 2nd century AD. Turkey

Aspendos Theatre. 2nd century AD. Turkey
Aspendos Theatre. Built by Zenon in the 2nd century AD, under the empire of Marcus Aurelius. Stands and interior facade of the stage. Anatolia

Background imageSeating Collection: Two French Pouffes

Two French Pouffes
Two French pouffes - a pouff boudeur (with a back) and a Pouff Roman Date: mid 19th century

Background imageSeating Collection: French Settee and Chair

French Settee and Chair
An elegant French settee and chair from the Napoleonic period. Date: circa 1810

Background imageSeating Collection: Teatro Maggiore / Pompeii

Teatro Maggiore / Pompeii
The remains of the Teatro (Theatre) Maggiore in Pompeii. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSeating Collection: Napoleons Throne

Napoleons Throne
The throne of Napoleon I at the palais de Fontainebleau. Date: circa 1805

Background imageSeating Collection: POUFFE

POUFFE
The fashionable pouf (pouffe) Date: 1919

Background imageSeating Collection: Fauteuil a LA Reine

Fauteuil a LA Reine
Fauteuil a la reine - French armchair named in the queens style Date: 18th century

Background imageSeating Collection: 1849 Royal Coach

1849 Royal Coach
The Royal Family in the Royal Coach. Date: 1849

Background imageSeating Collection: Metro, 1st Class Seating

Metro, 1st Class Seating
Interior of a first class coach Date: 1900

Background imageSeating Collection: Metro, 2nd Class Seating

Metro, 2nd Class Seating
Interior of a second class coach Date: 1900

Background imageSeating Collection: Companion Chair

Companion Chair
THE COMPANION CHAIR intended to six people, placed at the centre of a drawing room : exhibited at the Crystal Palace exhibition Date: 1851

Background imageSeating Collection: Benwtood Chairs 1862

Benwtood Chairs 1862
Chairs and other bentwood furniture exhibited by THONET of Vienna at the 1862 London Exhibition Date: 1862

Background imageSeating Collection: Swedish armchair in the rococo style

Swedish armchair in the rococo style
Armchair in the rococo style, Sweden Date: 18th century

Background imageSeating Collection: Babel / Consequences / Punch

Babel / Consequences / Punch
Consequences of the Tower of Babel An unfortunate dinner party seating arrangement. Date: 1879

Background imageSeating Collection: Classical Chaise Longue

Classical Chaise Longue
A Chaise Longue in the Classical style Date: 1808

Background imageSeating Collection: Classical Window Seat

Classical Window Seat
A window seat in the Classical style Date: 1808

Background imageSeating Collection: Tabouret Stool 1809

Tabouret Stool 1809
A drawing room tabouret (stool); footstool; dejeuner and work table and a drawing room chair Date: 1809

Background imageSeating Collection: Peabody High School, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Peabody High School, Santa Barbara, California, USA, with the sports stadium in the foreground. Date: late 1920s

Background imageSeating Collection: Cafe La Rotonde, Paris

Cafe La Rotonde, Paris
Customers seated outside Cafe La Rotonde, Paris. circa 1900

Background imageSeating Collection: Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - School room

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - School room
Partitioned classroom seating at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight

Background imageSeating Collection: Pavilion, Cayuga Lake Park, New York State, USA

Pavilion, Cayuga Lake Park, New York State, USA
People on the balcony of a Pavilion at Cayuga Lake Park, Seneca Falls, New York State, USA. Date: 1905

Background imageSeating Collection: Staff & patients in C Ward

Staff & patients in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital. The patients are all wearing hospital blues with the exception of one man who is a Belgian solder (holding a tray with glasses)

Background imageSeating Collection: Roseland ballroom cafe, New York City, USA

Roseland ballroom cafe, New York City, USA
Roseland ballroom cafe, Broadway at 51st Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSeating Collection: Rotunda interior, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, USA

Rotunda interior, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSeating Collection: Palm Beach Kennel Club, Miami, Florida, USA

Palm Beach Kennel Club, Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1940s

Background imageSeating Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Saloon Lounge

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Saloon Lounge Date: 1922

Background imageSeating Collection: The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Writing Room / Library

The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Writing Room / Library
The Cunard Liner RMS Mauretania - Writing Room and Library. Date: 1922

Background imageSeating Collection: Banquet in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA

Banquet in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA
Banquet scene in Mammoth Cave, in Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. The underground dining room was able to seat 500 people. Date: 1915

Background imageSeating Collection: Sports stadium, Il Littoriale, Bologna, Italy

Sports stadium, Il Littoriale, Bologna, Italy. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSeating Collection: Auditorium interior, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA

Auditorium interior, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA
Auditorium interior at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, USA, showing what was claimed at the time to be the largest organ in the world, made by the Hope-Jones Organ Company of Elmira, New York

Background imageSeating Collection: A view of the interior of the Apollo Theatre Music Hall, Par

A view of the interior of the Apollo Theatre Music Hall, Paris showing the change from dancing floor to seating Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSeating Collection: Spain - The Roman Amphitheatre, Italica

Spain - The Roman Amphitheatre, Italica
Black and white lantern slide of the Roman Amphitheatre ruins in Italica, Seville. The amphitheatre was the third largest in Europe, seating 25, 000 spectators

Background imageSeating Collection: Aftermath of fire, Arts Theatre Club, London

Aftermath of fire, Arts Theatre Club, London
Aftermath of a fire at the Arts Theatre Club, Great Newport Street, Central London, on 4 August 1951. Date: 1951

Background imageSeating Collection: Cub Scouts watching TV at Baden Powell House, London

Cub Scouts watching TV at Baden Powell House, London
A group of Cub Scouts watching TV in a seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSeating Collection: Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, London

Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, London
Boy scouts relaxing in a seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Two of them are playing a game of chess. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSeating Collection: Seating area at Baden Powell House, London

Seating area at Baden Powell House, London
A seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSeating Collection: Light luncheons by W H Robinson

Light luncheons by W H Robinson
Couple having a picnic by sitting on the bonnet and boot of the car, and using the flat roof as the table. 1919

Background imageSeating Collection: Orient Line steamship interior

Orient Line steamship interior
The luxurious interior of an Orient Line mail steamer ship whose routes to Australia took in stops at Spain, the South of France, Italy, Egypt and Ceylon

Background imageSeating Collection: Taking her seat at the Abbey for the Coronation by Paul Reno

Taking her seat at the Abbey for the Coronation by Paul Reno
An early arrival. A fair spectator going to take her seat among the temporary seating constructed within Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Edward VII. Date: 1902

Background imageSeating Collection: 1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square

1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square
A mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI

Background imageSeating Collection: Queen Elizabeth passenger ship by G. H. Davis

Queen Elizabeth passenger ship by G. H. Davis
The 83, 673-ton Queen Elizabeth as a passenger ship: diagrammatic details of the worlds largest liner. Date: 1946

Background imageSeating Collection: Interior of the May Fair Hotel

Interior of the May Fair Hotel
A sitting room, most of which were decorated on a floral theme, at the newly opened May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, showing an unusual, umbrella style ceiling. Date: 1927

Background imageSeating Collection: The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA Date: 1940s

Background imageSeating Collection: Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

Background imageSeating Collection: New Grand Stand at Epsom by G H Davis

New Grand Stand at Epsom by G H Davis
A diagram of the newest grand stand at the Epsom race-course in Surrey, created in time for the Derby of 1927

Background imageSeating Collection: Two cars in a ditch

Two cars in a ditch
Two cars which have somehow fallen into a ditch. People look with curiosity, wondering how to get them out again

Background imageSeating Collection: Shanghai, China - Public Gardens

Shanghai, China - Public Gardens. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSeating Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Garden of Progress with sea view

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Garden of Progress with sea view Date: circa 1908

Background imageSeating Collection: The Theatre and Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece

The Theatre and Temple of Apollo, Delphi, Greece Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSeating Collection: Pompeii - Italy - Teatro Tragico

Pompeii - Italy - Teatro Tragico. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSeating Collection: San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico - Open Air Theatre

San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico - Open Air Theatre. The Pyramid of the sun can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSeating Collection: The Central Hall, Bromley, Greater London

The Central Hall, Bromley, Greater London. Date: 1907

Background imageSeating Collection: Westland WE-02 large tilt-rotor concept

Westland WE-02 large tilt-rotor concept
Westland WE-02 large, tilt-rotor concept seating 80 passengers. July 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageSeating Collection: The Attenborough Studio

The Attenborough Studio
Photograph of the Attenborough Studio in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSeating Collection: Reception Area, Main Building, Lambeth HQ

Reception Area, Main Building, Lambeth HQ
Reception Area, Main Building, London Fire Brigade Lambeth HQ

Background imageSeating Collection: Theatre going: the audience, 1858

Theatre going: the audience, 1858
An array of upper class characters find their seats before a theatre performance begins

Background imageSeating Collection: Seats in byzantine synagogue, Capernaum, Israel

Seats in byzantine synagogue, Capernaum, Israel
Seats in a byzantine period synagogue at Capernaum, Israel. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSeating Collection: Hanover Square Rooms

Hanover Square Rooms
A man lights the chandeliers with a long taper at the Philharmonic Societys Rooms at Hanover Square, London. Date: c.1840s

Background imageSeating Collection: The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784

The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784
The Handel Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. View of the orchestra and organ erected in Westminster Abbey under the direction of Mr. James Wyatt. Date: 1784

Background imageSeating Collection: Mules carry children in pannier seats

Mules carry children in pannier seats
Women and children carried in pannier seating on a mule - Iran Date: 1913

Background imageSeating Collection: The State Ball and Concert Room - Buckingham Palace

The State Ball and Concert Room - Buckingham Palace Date: circa 1908

Background imageSeating Collection: Scarborough - Open Air Theatre at the Pleasure Park

Scarborough - Open Air Theatre at the Pleasure Park
Scarborough, North Yorkshire - Open Air Theatre at the Pleasure Park Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSeating Collection: Priene, Turkey - The Theatre

Priene, Turkey - The Theatre
Priene - The Theatre. Priene was an ancient Greek city of Ionia at the base of an escarpment of Mycale, north of the Maeander (Buyuk Menderes) River. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSeating Collection: Selcuk - Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre

Selcuk - Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre
Selcuk, Turkey - Ancient Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre Date: circa 1902

Background imageSeating Collection: Bognor Regis Gardens

Bognor Regis Gardens
The seating pavilion in the public gardens at Bognor Regis, Sussex, England. Date: early 1930s



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