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Set of settees late nineteenth century

84.5 x 355.5 x 82.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2601

Grand Entrance & Marble Hall, Buckingham Palace

England

Set of settees late nineteenth century

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England

Set of settees late nineteenth century

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Description

Settee of giltwood upholstered in pink silk damask with button back and bulbous padded arms which extend in front to convex curve carved with leaf. Three square baluster forelegs; plain splayed back legs. Seat rail carved with shell and foliate cartouches.
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Creator(s)

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Physical properties

Medium and techniques

wood, pink silk, damask, fibre products

carved, gilded, buttoned

Measurements

84.5 x 355.5 x 82.5 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Furniture (including Mirrors)
Object type(s)
furnishings
furniture
seating furniture
settees
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
General botany
Leaves
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Shells (animal)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Decorative motifs
Cartouches

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