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Ceremonial Chair

1550-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Richly carved with strapwork, festoons, a shield and demifigures at the back and for the arms. Formerly in the monestery of San Giorgio, Venice


Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Ceremonial chair
Materials and techniques
carved walnut
Walnut
Carved
Brief description
Ceremonial chair, Italian, late 16th century
Physical description
Richly carved with strapwork, festoons, a shield and demifigures at the back and for the arms. Formerly in the monestery of San Giorgio, Venice
Dimensions
  • Height: 224cm
  • At foot width: 111cm
  • At crest width: 116cm
  • Depth: 52cm
  • Of seat height: 52.5cm
Dimensions taken 9/12/2009
Marks and inscriptions
  • 13 (Painted on right back stile (outer face) just below cornice)
  • 14 (Painted on left back stile (outer face) just below cornice)
Object history
Given by Henry Vaughan Esq.
Bibliographic reference
"The Decorum of Paolo Veronese: Notes on the "Marriage at Cana"", Art the Ape of Nature: Studies in Honor of H. W. Janson. New York, 1981, 341–365, p.358
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
9-1881

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Record createdJune 20, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O125296/ceremonial-chair-unknown/
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