Caption

Tapestry upholstery for the seat and backrest of an armchair, unknown author, unknown provenance; flowers, floral ornaments, shells, birds; interior furnishings, furniture upholstery, decorative fabric tapestry; a seat, b backrest. Surrounded by a frame with motifs of acanthus leaves, shells, and flowers. Colors: brown and yellow background, red, dirty pink, sky blue, green, and yellow-green ornament. Late 18th century, France. Fabrics; height 59 cm, width 57 cm., A square textile with a worn, decorative woven panel featuring a central floral arrangement framed by a scrolling cartouche; the fabric shows frayed edges and a few small holes. The visible colors include shades of brown and tan in the background and border, muted gold and yellow tones in the central cartouche, and green and blue hues in the leaves and foliage. There are accents of red and pink in some of the flower forms and pale beige in other floral elements, along with small areas of darker brown and olive. The piece rests against a light, pale background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_234

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.2Mb (3.8Mb) / 15.6in x 20.0in / 4670 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry upholstery seat backrest armchair unknown author unknown provenance flowers floral ornaments shells birds interior furnishings furniture upholstery decorative fabric tapestry b backrest Surrounded frame motifs acanthus leaves Colors brown yellow background red dirty pink sky blue green yellow-green ornament Late 18th century France Fabrics height 59 cm width 57 cm square textile worn decorative woven panel featuring central floral arrangement framed scrolling cartouche fabric frayed edges small holes visible colors include shades tan background border muted gold yellow tones central cartouche blue hues leaves foliage accents pink flower forms pale beige floral elements small areas darker brown olive piece rests light pale background.