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Chair seat cover fragment

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1870

GUSN

GUSN-42067

Description

Chair cover fragment, irregular trapezoidal shape, purple/red cotton velvet. Central motif of floral circle surrounded by circular frame of undulating leafy vine; floral disks with sprout placed inside each curve. Cotton backing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

covers (overlying objects)
chairs (furniture forms)
cotton (textile)
weaving
machine-made
upholstery
velvet (fabric weave)
floral patterns
Upholstery
Cloth Fragment

Associated Building

Used At Crocker Tavern (Barnstable, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

B3072
1933.6041A

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 x 24 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Julia G. Crocker

Accession Number

1933.6041B

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Arm Chair Accession Number 1933.6041A

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