Chair, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Seen from the front. The front legs are a kind of twisted column which supports the lower ends of the arm. The frame of the seat about in the center of the leg. It has in the center of the front an oval medallion with the figure of a woman, recumbent. The upper part of the back is a curved oval supported by a shorter panel, both with straw plaiting. The oval has in the center of the sides two angular handles with a mask from which the arm springs. The back legs stand narrower together than the front legs. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1785–1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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Chair, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, front, front legs, kind, twisted column, supports, lower ends, arm, frame, seat, center, leg, center, front, oval medallion, figure, woman, recumbent, upper part, back, curved oval supported, shorter panel, straw plaiting, oval, center, sides two angular handles, mask, arm springs, back legs stand narrower together, front legs, Usual background, Rome, Italy, ca, 1785–1790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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