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1880-1910
GUSN-8973
Rectangular, irregular-shaped, purple cotton plush velvet. Repeating, large-scale motif of central suspended basket flanked by winged torso figures with floral scrolling tails and border.
settees
covers (overlying objects)
multiple-seating furniture
cotton (textile)
weaving
machine-made
piecing
upholstery
velvet (fabric weave)
baskets (containers)
floral patterns
Renaissance Revival
Cover, Chair Seat
Used At Josiah Quincy House (Quincy, Mass.),
Unknown
25.5 x 58.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Edmund Quincy
1972.48A
Massachusetts (United States)
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