Design for a Chair Seat Cover, ca. 1850?70, Pen and ink and watercolor, 5 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. (14. 2 x 14. 5 cm), Anonymous, French, 19th century, This small drawing shows a design for a seat cover in the Louis XVI style of artist such as Pierre Ranson (French, Paris 1736-1786 Paris). He was specialized in making designs for textiles, from tapestries to wall covering silks and other examples of upholstery, all decorated in the more delicate style that emerged during the neoclassical period which was characterized by thin bundles and garlands of flowers, trophies with pastoral attributes and pastel colors