BH | Studio Mantua Button-Tufted Dining Chair

Deep buttoning, upholstery drawn down at intervals with buttons to make a quilted surface, came into its own in the nineteenth century, when new coiled springs and deeper stuffing called for a way to hold everything in place. It has given dining and sitting-room chairs a tailored, dressed-up air ever since.

This chair has a tall back that narrows at the waist and flares out at the top, its upper half deep-buttoned and its edges softly rounded, so it supports the small of the back and the shoulders alike. The seat is generously padded, with a thick cushion that keeps it comfortable through a long dinner, and the whole chair is fully upholstered. It stands on dark hardwood legs, the back pair angled outward for balance.

Teal is a deep, saturated blue-green that turns a dining room into an occasion: try a set with a dark wood table, pewter candlesticks and white china for holiday dinners and birthday parties. One makes a striking chair at a dressing table, beside a hallway console or at a writing desk. It shines in a jewel-box room with gilt mirrors and a patterned rug. This listing is for one chair.