Caption

Tapestry upholstery for the seat and backrest of an armchair, unknown author, unknown provenance; design of flowers, floral ornaments, shells, birds; decorative interior furniture upholstery tapestry, function: 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. Fabric. Height 59 cm, width 57 cm., A worn textile fragment with a central decorative panel featuring a floral arrangement on a bright yellow background, surrounded by a dark brown border; the floral motif includes a group of stylized blossoms and leaves in pink, red, green, blue, cream, and peach tones, with curling ribbon-like elements in soft pink and peach, and accents of darker green foliage and blue elongated leaves, the edges of the fabric are frayed and torn revealing raw threads in beige and yellow, and the overall piece rests on a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_237

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Rights managed

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80.2Mb (5.2Mb) / 15.6in x 20.0in / 4670 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tapestry upholstery seat backrest armchair unknown author unknown provenance design flowers floral ornaments shells birds decorative interior furniture upholstery tapestry function b backrest Surrounded frame motifs acanthus leaves Colors brown yellow background red dirty pink sky blue green yellow-green ornament Late 18th century France Fabric Height 59 cm width 57 cm worn textile fragment central decorative panel featuring floral arrangement bright yellow background surrounded dark brown border floral motif includes group stylized blossoms leaves pink blue cream peach tones curling ribbon- elements soft pink peach accents darker green foliage elongated edges fabric frayed torn revealing raw threads beige yellow piece rests pale gray background.