Turquoise Moquette Mahogany Armchair

• Moquette Fabric - Moquette fabric is made using a combination of cotton, wool, and synthetic fibres, using a weaving technique known as jacquard and is known for its durability and resistance to wear and tear. Cut and uncut threads form a short, dense pile and a distinctive pattern of raised dots or loops, which helps to make it resistant to stains and dirt.
• Moquette - Moquette is a heavy woven upholstery fabric with a thick nap, renown for its hard wearing and durable qualities. Moquette is used as the upholstery fabric on the London buses and the Underground.
• Mahogany - Mahogany is a dense, close grained red-coloured timber from the West Indies and Central America. It was first imported into Europe in the the early 18th century and its use continued through the 19th century. It was popular for furniture making because of its strength, the wide boards available, the distinctive grain on some boards, termed flame mahogany and the rich warm colour of the timber when it was polished.. The "flame" was produced where a limb grew out from the trunk of the tree, and this timber was usually sliced into veneers for feature panels on doors, backs and cornices.
  
  Some terms used to describe mahogany relate to the country from which it originally came, such as "Cuban" mahogany, "Honduras" mahogany etc. However unless the wood has been tested the names assigned are more a selling feature, rather than a true indication of the timber's origin.

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