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Louis XIV is a style of chair in the college study at the Catholic women's college during its annual Easter address (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies, 63).

Inspiration[]

Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) ruled France for 72 years, the longest reign of any French monarch[1]. The furniture of this era is characterized by intricate marquetry, heavy carving and gold leaf decorations of scalloped shells, lions and the sun[2].

References[]

  1. Wikipedia: Louis XIV of France
  2. "French furniture history", frenchheritage.com.
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