The Triumph of Comfort
Re-upholstering Europe 1600–1815
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13014158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoë Allen (0000-0003-2199-0077, Victoria and Albert Museum, corresponding author), Xavier Bonnet (0000-0001-6150-8199), Philip James (0000-0001-9079-3953), Philip T James (0000-0001-5448-8193, Victoria and Albert Museum), Leela Meinertas (Victoria and Albert Museum) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 271-286 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Luxury (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2051-1817 • E-ISSN: 2051-1825 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/20511817.2017.1352226 |
| OpenAlex | W2768317156 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In the Europe 1600–1815 Galleries two baroque chairs, a rococo daybed and a neoclassical chair evoke the opulence of late seventeenth- and eighteenth-century seating, a fitting testimony to the increasing demand for comfort in elite households of the period. All four items were re-upholstered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This article explains the lengthy research and conservation process behind the transformation of what were dull, overpainted and overgilded furniture frames, covered in dated fabrics, into extravagant statements of fine craftsmanship, gilded luxury and cushioned comfort – qualities of immense importance to the gallery narratives
Aesthetics · Art · Baroque · Elite · Literature · Narrative · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Visual arts · Architecture and Art History Studies · Architecture, Design, and Social History · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |