EditorialArmchair (one of four), ca. 1751?52, British and French, probably Beauvais, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter), H. 44 x W. 32 x D. 28 in. (111.8 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a set of six a...
EditorialSettee (one of a pair), 1769?71, British and French, Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), 44 ? 74 1/2 ? 36 in. (111.8 ? 189.2 ? 91.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, John Mayhew (British, 1736?1811), and William Ince (Br...
EditorialDesign for Interior Decoration of Chimneypiece, Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, German, 1709ca. 1778, Etching and engraving on white laid paper tipped into cream laid paper, Interior with large mirror, fireplace, clocks, statues of nude figures, candles...
EditorialArmchair (part of a set), ca. 1780, Italian, Venice, Walnut, polychromed; velvet, Overall: 35 5/8 ? 24 1/2 in. (90.5 ? 62.2 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a large set comprising at least two settees and twelve armchairs. The conceit of ...
EditorialArmchair (one of four), ca. 1751?52, British and French, probably Beauvais, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter), H. 44 x W. 32 x D. 28 in. (111.8 x 81.3 x 71.1 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, These chairs are from a set of six a...
EditorialPair of armchairs (part of a set), ca. 1780, Italian, Naples, Carved and polychromed walnut; received upholstered in beige silk brocade, currently upholstered with modern cotton and linen velvet (INST.1970.8.1, .2), Overall: 35 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (90.8 x...
EditorialSettee (one of a pair), 1769?71, British and French, Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), 44 ? 74 1/2 ? 36 in. (111.8 ? 189.2 ? 91.4 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, John Mayhew (British, 1736?1811), and William Ince (Br...