Name/Title
Parlor Chair with needlepoint upholstery and carved crest rail, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
2001.68.2Description
ACC. NO. 01.68.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1900
OBJECT: CHAIR, PARLOR
DESCRIPTION:
BARREL-SHAPED, OPEN-ARMED PARLOR CHAIR, WITH MAHOGANY FRAME. UPHOLSTERY OF NEEDLEPOINT, WITH MOTIF OF MULTI-COLORED FLOWERS ON A BURGUNDY-COLORED BACKGROUND. FRONT AND BACK LEGS HAVE CASTERS. CRESTRAIL HAS MOTIF THAT APPEARS TO BE HAND-CARVED OF A PSEUDO SHELL GIMP, SECURED BY ORNAMENTAL BRASS TACKS.
SIZE: H 33" X W 25-1/2"; SEAT: D 19" X W 24 "
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
AMERICAN-MANUFACTURED PARLOR CHAIR.
DONOR:
ESTATE OF EVELYN LEANDER HOPKINS
CATALOGED: APRIL 14, 2001