Dunbar Shipwreck Chair with Anchor and Feather Carving

Unusual Australian 'Dunbar Shipwreck' chair, with balloon back,…
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Unusual Australian 'Dunbar Shipwreck' chair, with balloon back, the centre splat carved in the form of an anchor and entwined feather, above a caned seat on turned legs, height 85 cm note: Information provided from the Estate of Sir Thomas Gordon, then through grandson Michael Holmswood, it is noted that this chair was made by Andrew Lenehan with material salvaged from the Dunbar shipwreck. It has also been noted that Lenehan had advertised that he could make furniture from the Dunbar wreck of any sort.

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  • Turned Legs - are legs which have been turned on a lathe. In use from the 16th century, turned legs on tables, chairs and cabinets became more frequent until, by the 1830s, the Georgian square or tapered leg was rarely found except in country pieces.
  • Splat - The central back support between the top rail and the seat in chairs and couches. They may take a variety of forms, and run either horizontally or vertically.
  • Turning - Any part of a piece of furniture that has been turned and shaped with chisels on a lathe. Turned sections include legs, columns, feet, finials, pedestals, stretchers, spindles etc. There have been many varieties and fashions over the centuries: baluster, melon, barley-sugar, bobbin, cotton-reel, rope-twist, and so on. Split turning implies a turned section that has been cut in half lengthwise and applied to a cabinet front as a false decorative support.

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