Armchair
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1810
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Mahogany armchair with square tapering front legs which curve inwards. The plain mahogany top rail has beneath it a carved wreath of oak leaves which forms the slat. The seat is upholstered and covered in red silk, with gold embroidered medallion in center. The arms are carved and terminate in eagle heads. The arm supports are formed by lions paw feet. Two festoons of oak leaves rise from the arms to the seat rail. All the carving is gilded.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1920-15-402
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Armchair
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Parcel-gilt mahogany; yellow silk/cotton (present upholstery)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 85.5 x 53.4 x 62.8cm (33 11/16 x 21 x 24 3/4in.)