Artwork : ArchiveNo00140

Admiral Corn Wallis’s Chair 1790

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Contributor Name	HMS Victory
Contributor Image	Peter_Goodwin_pic.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	05.06.08 4.46pm
Artefact Name	Admiral Corn Wallis’s Chair
Artefact Description	Plain seated hall chairs. Sabre legs. Shell backs with an engraving of a stag which is the insignia of the family of Corn Wallis. Good condition. There are six chairs in total.
Artefact Date	1790
Artefact Stored	Captain’s Day Cabin, HMS Victory
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Artefact Image	Wallis_Chair.jpg
Sample Taken	No sample
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History of Artefact	The chairs belonged to Admiral Corn Wallis. They are Hall chairs originally for footmen. They were probably put on the ship because they were relatively cheap to buy. They were sent to Victory to be given to Corn Wallis because this was going to be his flagship. Nelson came to join the ship because Corn Wallis wasn’t ready. The Victory sailed from Portsmouth with his chairs and personal belongings on it.
Historian	Peter Goodwin
Previous Owners	Admiral Corn Wallis
Special Memories	‘The seats are plain and glossy because the servants who used them could have had fleas!’ Historian - Peter Goodwin
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