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Sofa (part of a set), designed by Filippo Pelagio Palagi, Gabriele Capello, and Carlo Chivasse (MET, 1987.62.1)

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Sofa (part of a set)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Pelagio Palagi  (1775–1860)  wikidata:Q437128
 
Pelagio Palagi
Alternative names
Filippo Pelagio Palagi; Pelagio Pelagi; Palagi Filippo Pelagio; Pelaggio Palagi; Palagi
Description sculptor, painter and decorator
Date of birth/death 25 May 1775 Edit this at Wikidata 16 March 1860 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bologna Turin
Work period 1790 Edit this at Wikidata–1860 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Milan; Turin; Bologna; Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q437128
Gabriele Capello  (1806–1877)  wikidata:Q3756559
 
Description Italian
Date of birth/death 14 March 1806 Edit this at Wikidata 20 August 1877 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Moncalvo Turin
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q3756559
Creator:Carlo Chivasse
Title
Sofa (part of a set)
Object type Italian, Piedmont; Sofa; Woodwork-Furniture
Description
This sofa and two armchairs (1987.62.2, .3) are from a set of furniture that also included a daybed, six side chairs, and two additional armchairs. The set was designed by the Bolognese architect Filippo Pelagio Palagi, who in 1832 was commissioned by Carlo Alberto, king of Sardinia, to redecorate his royal palaces. One of these palaces was at Racconigi, and Palagi designed this set of furniture for the principal drawing room next to the royal bedroom. The armchairs and sofa are distinguished by the sculptural treatment of the crest rails and by the quality and refinement of the veneering. The set of furniture was executed by Gabrielle Cappello, whose workshop produced many of Pelagi's designs for Racconigi, with the assistence of Carlo Chivasse. The silk upholstery fabric on the armchairs and sofa is a reproduction of the original covering; it was woven by the textile firm that originally produced the fabric in the 1830s.
Date circa 1835
date QS:P571,+1835-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium Mahogany veneered with maplewood and mahogany, covered with modern silk brocade
Dimensions 42 1/2 x 90 x 31 1/8 in. (108 x 228.6 x 79.1 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Accession number
1987.62.1
Credit line Purchase, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1987
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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/207681

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