Belter’s laminated and carved rosewood furniture for parlor and bedroom suites applied modern technology to seating furniture inspired by the past. The New York cabinetmaker patented a process of steaming several layers of wood glued together in “cawls” or molds. The resulting furniture was thin, strong, and curvaceous. Belter’s furniture – sinuous shapes enriched with vigorous naturalistic carving – represented the height of luxury in furnishings between 1845 and 1865. Recalling earlier French sources, this Rococo Revival arm chair has been recovered in a reproduced documented fabric from the mid-19th century, chosen to enhance the play of curves and scrolls in the chair frame.