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Chair Cover

1785-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tapestry woven chair covers for a chair seat, chair back and two arm rests.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Chair Seat
  • Chair Back
  • Arm-Rest
  • Arm-Rest
Materials and techniques
Woven tapestry
Brief description
Tapestry woven chair covers for a chair seat, chair back and two arm rests, possibly made in Beauvais or Aubusson, 1785-1820
Physical description
Tapestry woven chair covers for a chair seat, chair back and two arm rests.
Object history
Registered File number 1971/876.

Part of a set of chair covers T.114 to 118C-1986 for five chairs. The original chairs were on loan to the Ministry of Works and were in use in the Buenos Aires Embassy from 1946. The chairs (W.164 to E-1919) were stated by Peter Thornton (Keeper of Woodwork, 1960s) to be a 19th century copy in the Louis XVI style.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.114 to C-1986

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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