There are different types of armrests, we see those with exposed wood:
1. Armrest padding separated from the back (bergère type with wings).
The strong canvas inside the armrest supports the horsehair packaged by the padding cloth and the legacciuoli. The white canvas covers the whole and supports the wadding and the final fabric.
To avoid the hollowing, the empty space under the crossbar is filled with vegetable hair and closed by the strong external canvas which in turn supports wadding and final fabric.
2. Upholstered armrests (bergère)
The strong canvas of the backrest extends into the armrest and supports the horsehair packaged by the padding cloth and the legacciuoli. The white canvas covers the whole and supports the wadding and the final fabric. To avoid the hollowing, the empty space under the crossbar is filled with vegetable hair and closed by the strong external cloth which in turn supports wadding and final fabric.
3. Stuffing on single seamed canvas, Voltaire
Similar to the second variant but on the outside the treat of the strong canvas and of the wadding and of the final fabric is interrupted by the beats of the upright.
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