Curved-back Armchair

Dateca. 1750

Place of OriginFrance

MediumWalnut, needlework upholstery (probably not original)

DimensionsOverall: 35 × 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (88.9 × 67.3 × 52.1 cm)
Length of legs: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Height of seat: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)

ClassificationsFurniture

Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde

Object number1971.149.1

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DescriptionSeparate, upholstered back and seat. The cartouche-shaped back enframed in walnut, its crest carved with a central flower repeated at the center of the front seat rail. The arms have upholstered elbow pads and repeat the serpentine form of the arm supports and legs. Upholstered 3/4's over the rail, with the lower seat rail molded in a double-serpentine and centered by floral carving. Cabriole legs with flower-carved knees end in leaf-capped feet. Polychrome needlework upholstery (probably not original), the back with a scene depicting two women on either side of a tree; the seat depicting exotic birds amidst foliage.