Object Details
- Attributed to
- Louis Majorelle, French, 1859 – 1926
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- This upholstered armchair has closed arms and a separate seat cushion. The armchair's contour-edged and gilded frame is arched and has a curved back rail with down-turned "ears." The chair's outcurving arms flow into its front legs, terminating in pointed feet on supports. The chair's rear legs are square, slightly outcurved, and moulded on their outer surface. Upholstery is a multicolor pastel silk needlepoint on ivory ground, depicting a vase, round flowers, vines and leaves.
- ca. 1910
- Accession Number
- 1969-71-2-a,b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- furniture
- Decorative Arts
- Armchair
- Medium
- Carved and gilt wood, silk needlepoint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 87 x 63 x 113 cm (34 1/4 x 24 13/16 x 44 1/2 in.)
- made in
- probably Nancy, France
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1969-71-2-a_b
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46b2ddcd3-f681-4cef-8cc5-d616e2bdcb74
