Chair

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Side chair, with vestigial arms molded in one piece with rounded back having rolled and scalloped edge; cabriole legs; slip seat (upholstered Dec. 1967). Black ground with gilded rococo-revival designs, mother-of-pearl inlay: central motif- fountain, birds and butterfly.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger
ca. 1844
Accession Number
1967-66-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Chair
Medium
Molded papier-mâché, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, painted and gilt wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 90.5 x 63 x 60.1cm (35 5/8 x 24 13/16 x 23 11/16in.)
made in
probably Birmingham, England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1967-66-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42826cf79-9223-4ae8-8436-be7eeff47b4a

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