Medium:

Rosewood veneer, oak (frame), velvet upholstery

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 111.5 x 187 x 80 cm (43 7/8 in. x 6 ft. 1 5/8 in. x 31 1/2 in.)

Type:

furniture

Decorative Arts

Chaise

Made in:

New York, USA

Date:

1860–70

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Serpentine front, rounded ends, cabriole legs fitted with castors; back of serpentine profile, raised high in circle at one end and crowned with pierced cresting of laminated wood in scrolls and acanthus shoots. Cluster of flowers in relief at center of arched back, and another at center of apron. Upholstered in contemporaneous machine-woven fancy compound satin, tufted on back.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Edwin Gould

Accession Number:

1937-4-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47808e0a6-b5a8-4e0b-94f8-4b012424a1ba

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1937-4-1