Design for a Chair Seat Cover with an Ornamental Frame with Two Restling Putti with Hanging Garlands of Leaves and Flowers Inside a Larger Ornamental Frame Featuring a Heart-Shape Motif 1870 - 1900

This anonymous 19th-century design for a chair seat cover features an ornate frame filled with putti and floral garlands. The central motif, framed by a heart-shaped border, depicts two putti in a playful wrestling match, surrounded by delicate flowers and ribbons. This design, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the Rococo style, with its emphasis on elaborate ornamentation, playful imagery, and a sense of joyful exuberance.