chair

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Title

chair

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Collection

Auckland Museum Collections

Description

giltwood armchair with pale gold brocade upholstery on back, seat and elbow arm and rests, edged with gold band. "as an architect, interior decorator and furniture designer Robert Adam adopted the principles and decorative imagery of Neo-Classicism, a style which pervaded European taste during the latter half of the 18th century. The so-called French Adam chair, which closely followed French models, appeared in the 1770s. Under Adams influence chairs became lighter and more graceful. They fea...

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Date created

Circa 1775

Creator

Robert Adam / unknown

URL

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/15393

Locations

London / England

Related subjects

Chair / Seating Furniture / Furniture / 02 Furnishings / Chenhall Nomenclature

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