Balloon-Back Parlour Chair

Source: Rijksmuseum • Public Domain

Victorian

Balloon-Back Parlour Chair

Anonymous (Victorian), 1860

History

The rounded 'balloon' back and cabriole legs of this parlour chair typify Victorian Rococo Revival, when new machine carving let the middle classes furnish rooms with once-aristocratic flourishes.

Designer

Anonymous (Victorian)

Movement

Year / Era

1860 · 19th Century

Materials

Mahogany, Velvet

Style

Rococo Revival

Licensing

Public Domain

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