Caption

Tapestry upholstery for the seat and backrest of an armchair, and provenance; floral ornaments, shells, birds; interior furnishing upholstery, decorative fabric; a seat, b backrest. Surrounded by a frame with acanthus leaves, shells, and flowers. Colors: brown and yellow background, red, dirty pink, sky blue, green, and yellow-green. Late 18th century, France. Fabric; height 59 cm, width 57 cm., A worn rectangular textile with frayed edges and several holes lies flat against a pale background; its central area shows a faded decorative motif in tones of gold and tan with accents of green, blue, and muted red, surrounded by a darker brown border; the design includes leafy shapes, curved ornamental forms, and rounded fruit-like elements, with some areas where the weave is thin or missing and the underlying threads are exposed.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_236

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.2Mb (5.4Mb) / 15.6in x 20.0in / 4670 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry upholstery seat backrest armchair provenance floral ornaments shells birds interior furnishing upholstery decorative fabric b backrest Surrounded frame acanthus leaves flowers Colors brown yellow background red dirty pink sky blue green yellow-green Late 18th century France Fabric height 59 cm width 57 cm worn rectangular textile frayed edges several holes lies flat pale background central area faded decorative motif tones gold tan accents blue muted red surrounded darker brown border design includes leafy shapes curved ornamental forms rounded fruit- elements areas weave thin missing underlying threads exposed.