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Side Chair

Léon Marcotte

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side Chair by Léon Marcotte. Dark wood chair with ornate carvings on legs, frame around the seat and backrest. The backrest is tall with a curved top and upholstered with light-colored fabric, featuring buttons arranged in a grid pattern. The seat is also upholstered with the same light-colored fabric and has a tufted design. The chair has four legs with small casters on the bottom. A small white rectangular object on the floor in front of the chair has handwritten numbers on it. The background is a plain light-colored wall.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Maple, pine
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
480 × 624 px
Museum record:
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