The tapestry on the back is the oldest thing here, a woven face looking out from the panel that was already old when the chair was built around it. Found in Montpellier and originally from a château in the Loire Valley, this armchair came to Sylvie after a long afternoon of negotiation that nearly went the other way. The oak frame was made in the 19th century in the Louis XIII style, with turned legs, carved arms, and an H-stretcher across the base for stability. The tapestry set into the back and seat is older than the frame, worked in the soft golds and faded blues of earlier verdure weaving, preserved from a worn-out piece and given a second life when good tapestry was too fine to throw away. Sylvie places it at a writing desk where someone actually sits down to write letters, at the head of a long table, or in the corner of a bedroom as the chair that holds the next day's clothes.
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