19th C. Anglo-Indian Tub Chair, Velvet Seat

United Kingdom

Anglo-Indian tub chair or library chair. Seven vertical flat spindles form the curved backrest—a structural solution that provided ventilation in tropical climates while maintaining the barrel chair silhouette popular in Victorian England. Solid hardwood construction uses traditional joinery. House of Hackney printed velvet fabric installed on the seat, pairing colonial-era framework with contemporary British textile design known for maximalist botanical patterns.