Thames Valley comb back & Gillows bow back Windsors in Jamaica Inn (1939)

Thanks to my old friend Paul Noakes for spotting these Windsors on film:

Jamaica Inn (1939). Film by Hitchock. Dramatic end for Leslie Banks. Thames Valley comb back vase splat Windsor armchair with cabriole legs by unknown maker, (1750-1770) #regionalfurniture #windsorchair #ThamesValley pic.twitter.com/u2ie118HMG

— Julian Parker (@jhjparker) January 7, 2020

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Jamaica Inn (1939) Film by Hitchcock. Romantic lead by Robert Newton. Windsor chair by Gillows of Lancaster. #regionalfurniture #windsorchair #Gillows pic.twitter.com/G3jar5k1Bb

— Julian Parker (@jhjparker) January 7, 2020

An excellent article "Gillow’s ‘Neat and Strong Windsor Chairs’ for home and export in the eighteenth century" by Susan E. Stuart may be found on the Regional Furniture Society website. Her more recent update article More about Gillows’ Windsor and Common Chairs is also available on the RFS website.

Robert Parrott and Michael Harding Hill's article John Pitt (1714 - 1759) Thames Valley Windsor Chair Maker  discusses early Thames Valley chairs similar to the one in the first Jamaica Inn Tweet above. 

18th century likely Lincolnshire comb back Windsor armchair, with curved cresting rail, 2 x 3 long spindles either side of a vasiform splat, shaped arm bow made from 3 pieces of wood, 2 x 3 underarm spindles, turned underarm supports, plain turned legs, through-morticed and wedged into the seat, H stretcher with cross stretcher turned with darts

WS 209 18th century likely Lincolnshire comb back with splat

This chair has a brass plaque attached to the comb above the splat.  It reads "This chair was used by the Rev John Wesley 1756" and like No 205, it is in the care of the Epworth Rectory Museum. It will not have escaped your notice that the heavily carved and chamfered seat is remarkably similar to this chair & Nos 200 & 205. All of these types of chairs appear in my article for the RFS journal, and can be viewed here.

For comparative purposes a picture of the Wren Library, Lincoln armchair in the article is shown below.

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

Other pictures of the Wren Library, Lincoln chairs are below.

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

Tim Garland casting an expert eye over the Wren Library chairs. 
With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

Thanks to Tim Garland for the following photographs:

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

With the permission of the Dean & Chapter of Lincoln Cathedral

© William Sergeant 2019

Taylor, Grantham: stamped Lincolnshire Windsor side chair with curved cresting rail with turned stiles morticed into the seat, 2 x 2 long spindles either side of fretted splat with vasiform motif, ring & cove front leg turnings with single lower ring & plain back legs, H stretcher

WS 80 Taylor Grantham

In the collection of Brian Gray. Chairs stamped "TAYLOR GRANTHAM" are those made in the workshop of Roger Taylor, and later of his widow, Sophia. Their son John's chairs bear the stamp "I TAYLOR GRANTHAM" and then their son William's chairs bear the stamp "TAYLORS GRANTHAM".

© William Sergeant & Julian Parker 2019

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Windsor side chair, signed CAMM GRANTHAM, produced in the workshop of Thomas Camm in Grantham about 1820-30.