Table of Contents 2. Wood, walnut, with oak secondary wood, cloth, brass. Heavy upholstery cloth seat with woven pattern of realistic tulips, peonies, and unidentified flowers with greenery. Gimp border with decorative headed upholstery tacks. Modern staples under gimp indicate a possible 20th-century reupholstery.
Ball finials on top of stiles.
Shaped and incised crest rail. Clear natural resin varnish now aged and darkened. Second coat of a more recent varnish also present. It uses elaborate shapes of wood, contrasting colors and textures of wood, a variety of materials, usually including metal and marble as well as wood. Incising and carved elements usually are plentiful.