Maker: Gourdin, Michel
Upholstered armchair with carved serpentine walnut frame, enclosed and padded arms, cabriole legs and scroll feet with brass casters; upholstered in dark green woollen velvet.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 39 3/4 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century, Mid
Louis XV
After
1752
-
Circa
1777
Frame
composed of
walnut
Casters
composed of
brass (alloy)
Seat
Depth 23 in
Width 28 in
Accession number: MAR.M.213-1912
Primary reference Number: 95876
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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