Name/Title
Pseudo Louis XIV Needlepoint Bench from the Lanzit family, c. 1920 or 1930Entry/Object ID
2008.5.1Description
ACC. NO. 08.5.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: FURNITURE
DATE OR PERIOD: 1920 OR 1930
OBJECT: BENCH
DESCRIPTION: AN OBLONG-SHAPED BENCH WITH UPHOLSTERY IN HAND-MADE NEEDLEPOINT IN A MULTI-COLORED FLORAL DESIGN ON A TAN COLORED BACKGROUND. FRAME CONSISTS OF CARVED FRUITWOOD, CURVED ENDS, AND REEDED LEGS IN THE PSEUDO LOUIS XIV STYLE.
SIZE: L15" X W 34" X H 19"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: NEEDLEPOINT BENCH WAS IN THE LANZIT FAMILY HOME FOR MANY YEARS. NEEDLEPOINT WAS CREATED BY MRS. P. L. LANZIT'S MOTHER. MRS. RUTHERFORD OF OROVILLE, CA USED THE BENCH EITHER IN THE HALLWAY OR AT THE FOOT OF THE BED IN THE MASTER BEDROOM. MRS. P. L. LANZIT WAS THE MOTHER OF THE DONOR. THE FAMILY RESIDED IN ALAMEDA SINCE 1926. BENCH WAS IN THE FAMILY FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
DONOR: J.R. LANZIT FAMILY,
CATALOGED: JANUARY 19, 2008
