Monogram

This Art Nouveau armchair belonged to Adah Emily Sherwood. It is made of a dark fine-grained wood which could be mahogany. It is quite delicate with a tall back and thin long lines above and below. The arm rests are gently curved and the seat front bowed which are all features typical of the period. The upholstery is contemporary. 

There is a plaque on the back slats of the chair which reads AES.

This is the monogram of Adah Emily Sherwood. The organic shapes and long sinuous lines are feminine, gentle and elegant.

The armchair is likely to have been purchased by Adah before A. G. Adams and his brother left to join the AIF.

A simple armchair becomes a symbol of the elegant fashionable world of Melbourne in the early 1900s, before families lives were shattered.