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CHAIR

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Ovoid back of chair has projection on top and a support at each side each with two rectangular sections and a knop at top. Legs taper downward and two front legs each have an umbrella like section. Whole is lacquered red with ornamentation in gold and black. Covered with very coarse needlepoint in old Russian designs.

Object name:
CHAIR
Made from:
Wood -- lacquer -- needlepoint
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
H. 35 × W. 18 1/2 in. (88.9 × 47 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
32.25
Class:
FURNITURE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973