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wooden chair with needlepoint upholstery Armchair, 1690–95
Tall back with straight molded enframement sides and bottom, shaped at top. Crest of pierced volutes and scrolls. Slender arms, scrolled and raked at the knuckles, on turned supports. Flat…
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Reading chair Armchair, ca. 1720–30
Form with square tapering seat and tall narrow back upholstered in dark brown nailed leather; back with horizontal U-curved arms at top fitted with hinged, adjustable wooden book rest on…
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Armchair (China (for export)), ca. 1815
Armchair, square in plan, constructed entirely of bamboo except for caned seat. Back designed with small rectangular openings, each filled with tiny open motif. Similar worked details beneath armrest and…
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Rosalie Armchair, design: 1850; Crest decoration design: 1849
A) Upholstered, laminated rosewood back, topped by carved flowers-and-fruit garland. Back frame formed of inverted U-shaped scroll at top and serpentine section at bottom. Serpentine arms join back frame with…
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Sheffield armchair Armchair, 1875–80
The crest rail is round eared with carved scrolls at center. The seat is characterized by a serpentine front, on thin cabriole legs that terminate in padded slipper feet. The…
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Armchair (France), ca. 1780
Open-armed, wide chair (a); rectangular back, blue-and-gray painted frame carved with twisted ribbon band and bead-and-reel band; arms terminate in scroll and acanthus leaf; acanthus leaf on knees; stop-fluted legs…
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Armchair (France), ca. 1910
This upholstered armchair has closed arms and a separate seat cushion. The armchair’s contour-edged and gilded frame is arched and has a curved back rail with down-turned “ears.” The chair’s…
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Armchair (France), 18th century
This set of chairs (2) consists of two antique Aubusson tapestry covered armchairs of the Louis XV period. The armchairs’ curved backs and seats are upholstered in reddish-blue floral fabric.…
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Armchair (France), 18th century
Louis XV armchair with back, seat and top of arms upholstered in red-to-blue Aubusson tapestry with floral design; domed metal tacks along edges of fabric; carved scrolling and floral decoration…
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Armchair (USA), ca. 1945
Angular, wing-armed chair, arms splayed outwards, deep rhomboid seat; upholsted in tan fabric with brown and green printed motif of birds fluttering or perched among leafy branches; four tapered wooden…
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