Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Chair has four turned and carved legs, arranged with one to front. Legs support a seat rail enriched with masks, scrolls, and floral swags from which three grotesques and two winged female half-figures that support the semi-circular arm of the chair. Chair's back cresting is carved with floral scrolls and a knot of flowers.
Date
ca. 1870
Accession Number
1951-88-1-a/e
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Armchairs
Type
Armchairs
Medium
carved wood (walnut), upholstery
Dimensions
H x W x D: 75.5 x 69 x 65.5cm (29 3/4 x 27 3/16 x 25 13/16in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1951-88-1-a_e