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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Ornately carved, yellow-brown, wood armchair with floral on light blue patterned upholstery on the back, arms, and seat, including a fluffy pillow on top. White floral patterns edge the upholstered sections while various pink, yellow, and white flowers bunch in the center. More floral patterns have been carved into the chair's wood structure. Carved, lion-like heads protrude in front of the upholstered arms, curving down and into a spiral where they meet with the legs.

Armchair (Fauteuil) (2 of 2)

c. 1785
made by

Nicolas-Denis Delaisement

(French)
France, 18th century
boxwood
Overall: 98.2 x 69.9 x 68.3 cm (38 11/16 x 27 1/2 x 26 7/8 in.)
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.109.2
Location: 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
  • Paul Dutasta, Paris, France
    ?–1944
    Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss [1865-1944], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1944–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Reproduced: p. [45], Plate XIX, cat. no. 27-28; Mentioned: p. 49-50, cat. no. 27-28 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 158 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 190 archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Armchair (Fauteuil) (2 of 2)|url=false|author=Nicolas-Denis Delaisement|year=c. 1785|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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