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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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Rank Badge (Korea), 1900–1957
Rectangle of dark green damask heavily embroidered in bright polychrome silks in design of two spotted dogs amid stylized cloud forms. The dogs’ eyes are of couched gold (wound on…
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Rank Badge (China), 19th century
Rank badge of a sixth-rank civil official. A white egret in the center is surrounded by swirling clouds, waves, a small pagoda under a tree, and auspicious symbols.
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Rank Badge (China)
Qing dynasty Mandarin rank badge with crane, waves, plant forms, and clouds. Mainly in dark blue and gold.
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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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