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Original fabric fragments

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1930s

GUSN

GUSN-247005

Description

Original upholstery fragments removed from 1969.1201.2. Blue and white toile pattern of Rococo vines and swags, crest supporting rural farm scene of a rooster, rabbit, and a woman on a swing. 1890s reprint of a 1780 Jean Baptiste Huet design "L'escarpolette" (The Swing).A-seat cover; B-back cover; C&D-arm covers; E&F-arm pads

Details

Descriptive Terms

textiles
chairs (furniture forms)
toile (textile material)
copperplate (script)
Cloth Fragment

Maker

Reproduction of Huet, Jean Baptiste (Designer)

Dimensions

29 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1201.2A-F

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