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Miniature Chairs, Fairy Castle
Specifications
Miniature Chairs, Fairy Castle
Category
Art, Architecture, and Design
Classification
CHENHALL - Furnishings - Furniture - Seating Furniture - Chair
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature
Object Origin
Date Created:
1928-1935
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Two (2) identical chairs, platinum set with diamonds. Seat is green cloisonne, back is set with emeralds, diamonds, and diamond chips. One (1) large emerald, 7 large diamonds in back rest area, 40 small diamonds in back rest area, 75 diamond chips in chair legs and seat base. Made from a pair of lapel clips. Second chair (.2) has two small diamonds missing (so it only has 38 small diamonds)
Measurements: Object:
Height: 2.48 in, Length: 1.1 in, Width: 1.181 in
Weight: 0.104 lbs
Credit
Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.94.1-.2
Display Status
On Exhibit
Miniature Chairs, Fairy Castle
About: Miniature Chairs, Fairy Castle
About: Miniature Chairs, Fairy Castle
These bejeweled platinum chairs are located in the Fairy Castle's Princess' Bedroom. Adorned with diamonds and emeralds, the chair backs were originally made from lapel clips worn by Colleen Moore on her cloak. A jeweler in Des Moines, Iowa, where the Fairy Castle was once on tour, added the green cloisonné seats to turn them into chairs.
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