It is upholstered in morocco leather, as was traditional for 18th century library chairs. 

Chippendale designed the chair frame in a ‘transitional’ style, to reflect the changing fashion from the Rococo to the neo-Classical.  The chair has curving cabriole legs and a cartouche-shaped back, but embellished with Classical detailing such as fluting. 

This chair is part of a set of eight. Seven were repainted in the 1990s to match the room’s original colour scheme.