Armchair
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: 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. The wooden armrails are upholstered on their upper side. The fabric is attached via metallic buttons. The frontal part of the seat bottom is decorated in a wood, in a carved floral motif.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1970-2-2
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Armchair
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood, metal, tapestry
label: Dimensions
content: 103 x 74 x 75 cm (40 9/16 x 29 1/8 x 29 1/2 in. )