- Ethnohistorical collection
Chair Louis-Philippe style
Upholstered chairs with scalloped and violonné backs, scalloped belts and curved front legs.
Belonged to Louis-Joseph Papineau, who had the furniture made in France during his exile and brought the piece back with him on his return to Canada.
- Accession Number 2022.22.03
- Date 1845
- Measurements 95,3 x 44,5 x 46 cm
Historical context
Ces chaises de style Louis-Philippe datent de la période victorienne (1837-1906). Elles font partie d’un ensemble de meubles ayant appartenu à la descendance de la famille Papineau jusqu’en 1986.
Avocat de formation, Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871) est un homme politique emblématique de l’histoire du Québec et du Canada. Député pendant 28 ans, il est à la tête du Parti canadien (devenant le Parti patriote). Il défe...
- Accession Number 2022.22.03
- Date 1845
- Measurements 95,3 x 44,5 x 46 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Hughette Leblanc-Gagnon, 2022.022.003
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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