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Dating a couch .

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by Kerim, May 7, 2025.

  1. Kerim

    Kerim Member

    495569375_10163027861937288_7390356393019753059_n.jpg 20250507_090351_copy_4000x1868_1.jpg 20250507_090358_copy_1868x4000_1.jpg Hello ,

    Going through my late mothers things and i can across this sitting behind the couch . I faintly remember my mom telling me as a kid that she took this off the couch and framed it . I also remember her telling me that its a very old couch from the Louis era but not sure which one . Any help would be great . WOuld love to restore it if its worth it .Thanks!
     
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

  3. Tiquer

    Tiquer Well-Known Member

    The thread title made me laugh (like dating a girl).
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I thought it was referring to a news story.

    Debora

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  5. Tiquer

    Tiquer Well-Known Member

  6. Kerim

    Kerim Member

    Trying to get more views ! . Lol
     
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  7. Kerim

    Kerim Member

    Maybe the Mods can change it if they wish...Don't want to get changed to the singles section. Lol
     
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  8. Tiquer

    Tiquer Well-Known Member

  9. Desertau

    Desertau Well-Known Member

    Both my grandmothers made tapestries and chair and love seat tapestries that I guess were popular activities in the late victorian era to the 1920’s I’m not exactly sure the date range, along with China painting these were popular social activities I’ve been told, the furniture was sort of mass produced I believe for this activity? I cleaned out similar things from my relatives homes after they were gone.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I don't think this was a home project, more like good quality loom woven.
    It was once a nice piece, but unfortunately threadbare now. The parts with the children seemed to have survived for the most part, you could cut those out and frame them individually. They would look very pretty.

    The title is fine, and gives people something to talk about.:playful:
     
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  11. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Can't evaluate from these pics. Could be a period piece or a later reproduction. Ditto the tapestry. Even if the tapestry is later, it could have been put on the setee at a later date than the original production of the furniture.
     
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  12. Desertau

    Desertau Well-Known Member

    First let me say I’m not advocating my prior comment, I don’t really know but this link advertising a historical perspective on women’s role in the production of domestic handicrafts is interesting nonetheless in itself as it discusses a cultural practice I had observed practiced by early generations in my family dating back earlier than I thought… it was a thing.

    https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.comm...t/blogs.dir/2517/files/2015/10/WomensWork.pdf

    another similar link

    https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=humanities
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It certainly was, I have a Dutch handscreen (type of fan) with Berlin woolwork, made by nimble fingers can 1850, and have seen many other examples over the years. I believe we also have some pieces on the forum.
    All women in my family (including myself) did some type of needlework, from humble cross-stitching and beading to mind-boggling Richelieu work.
    But this technique is different, not made by hand.
    This is the type of technique done by factories like those by the Gobelin makers in France or Merton Abbey in England.
    As always the devil is in the detail.
     
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  14. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    I’m seeing first half of 20th century for the sofa. Of course, better pics should be provided. But certainly not reign of one of the Louis (18th century).
     
  15. Kerim

    Kerim Member

    Thanks Jeff. But the frame is exactly Louis XVI from the catalog. I think the 70's reapolstry job throws it off. I packed it back into storage , but I'll try and take better pictures of the back ..thxs
     

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  16. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I'm seeing a 1920ish Louis Revival piece too. But, as noted above, additional photographs are needed.

    Debora
     
  17. Jeff Drum

    Jeff Drum Well-Known Member

    Confused by this. What catalog?

    Much more important for upholstered furniture than pics of the back, are pics underneath, showing upholstery methods and materials.
     
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  18. Kerim

    Kerim Member

    I saw the exact couch frame in some vintage catalog . I'm almost 100% that tapestry came off of it . My mom reapolstered it in the late late 70's . I'll try and take a picture of the back and underneath when I get back ..
     
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