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<p>[QUOTE="Phil Harrison, post: 873457, member: 11507"]Based on what, specifically? Or to put it another way, what is preventing it from being, say, 1800? What evidence of circa 1880-1900 construction processes are you seeing that would preclude this possibility?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the embroidery work. The central motif appears to feature two black women looking out to sea. Isn’t that an oddly particular image to incorporate into a revival piece, given the tendency of revival/pastiche pieces to trade in the most archetypical, generic tropes associated with a given style? Seems like a remarkably left-field design choice to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Further, look closely at the ornamentation incorporated into the embroidery. Those aren’t simply generic Rococo curls - they’re literal representations (if that isn’t an oxymoron) of the carved elements of the chair itself - embroideries of carved wood. When did you last see embroidery like this on a circa 1880 chair seat? Perhaps it’s more common than I realise, but that’s what I’m here to find out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Believe me when I say that I’m not on some bloody-minded quest to delude myself here. I just want something that is fact- rather than intuition-based.</p><p><br /></p><p>[GALLERY=media, 5126]Swag by Phil Harrison posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:10 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Harrison, post: 873457, member: 11507"]Based on what, specifically? Or to put it another way, what is preventing it from being, say, 1800? What evidence of circa 1880-1900 construction processes are you seeing that would preclude this possibility? Also, the embroidery work. The central motif appears to feature two black women looking out to sea. Isn’t that an oddly particular image to incorporate into a revival piece, given the tendency of revival/pastiche pieces to trade in the most archetypical, generic tropes associated with a given style? Seems like a remarkably left-field design choice to me. Further, look closely at the ornamentation incorporated into the embroidery. Those aren’t simply generic Rococo curls - they’re literal representations (if that isn’t an oxymoron) of the carved elements of the chair itself - embroideries of carved wood. When did you last see embroidery like this on a circa 1880 chair seat? Perhaps it’s more common than I realise, but that’s what I’m here to find out. Believe me when I say that I’m not on some bloody-minded quest to delude myself here. I just want something that is fact- rather than intuition-based. [GALLERY=media, 5126]Swag by Phil Harrison posted Aug 24, 2019 at 6:10 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]
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