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fauteuil
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Armchair
fauteuil
French
about 1715–25
Medium/Technique
Walnut and beech
Dimensions
Overall: 113.5 x 71.5 x 80.5 cm (44 11/16 x 28 1/8 x 31 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2501
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionOne of two armchairs (65.2500–65.2501). Walnut high back panels fully upholstered, as are seats, in floral needlework bordered by brass headed nails. Arms and seat sections of frame have shell and leaf carvings. Cabriole legs with knee carvings.
ProvenanceOctober 26, 1945, probably sold by Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)