The Green Velvet Chair
The green velvet chair you see above belonged to Charles Dickens's friend Sir Samuel Luke Fildes RA (1844-1927). Fildes was the illustrator of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and he is best known for his painting The Empty Chair. This is exhibited in Dickens's Study.
The same chair appears in one of Fildes' twelve illlustrations for The Mystery of Edwin. In this illustration, Mr. Grewgious experiences a New Sensation, Rosa Bud is pictured sitting on the green velvet chair. Rosa, also known as Rosebud or Pussy, has just escaped a violent love declaration and is now talking to her guardian Mr. Hiram Grewgious.
The chair was made between 1750 and 1850. The materials are green velvet, wood, and gold brocade, and the characteristic carving can be seen in the illustration.
The same chair appears in one of Fildes' twelve illlustrations for The Mystery of Edwin. In this illustration, Mr. Grewgious experiences a New Sensation, Rosa Bud is pictured sitting on the green velvet chair. Rosa, also known as Rosebud or Pussy, has just escaped a violent love declaration and is now talking to her guardian Mr. Hiram Grewgious.
The chair was made between 1750 and 1850. The materials are green velvet, wood, and gold brocade, and the characteristic carving can be seen in the illustration.