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Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Upholstery for a Chair Seat

c. 1743–1774
designed by

Philippe de Lasalle

(French, 1723–1805)
France, 18th century, style of Louis XV (1723-1774)
lampas weave, brocaded; silk
Overall: 76.2 x 77.5 cm (30 x 30 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.499
Location: Not on view
  • Svec, Evelyn. "An Eighteenth-Century Brocade." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 38, no. 10 (December 1951): 229-230. Reproduced: p. 226; Mentioned: p. 230. www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 316 archive.org
  • In Pursuit of Fashion: Decorative Textiles in 18th Century France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 1, 1989-March 3, 1991).
    Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).
    Chinoiserie: The Chinese Influence. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (October 5-December 2, 1979).
    Chinoiserie: The Chinese Influence. The Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH (October 5-December 3, 1979), exhibition catalog.
    Cathay Invoked: Chinoiserie, A Celestial Empire in the West. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (organizer) (June 10-July 31, 1966).
    Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).
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