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Armchair

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown wooden armchair with high back. Back has rectangular frame with row of small white spherical shapes across top. Two small round white spherical shapes on top of finials on upper corners. Upholstered seat and back in yellowish green fabric with diamond tufting pattern. Two armrests each with three rounded vertical ridges. Four legs with two horizontal bars between them. Fabric patterned with leafy design.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1875–80
Medium:
Ebony and ivory
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
415 × 624 px
Museum record:
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