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Photograph

1850-1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph of a 17th century French oak armchair, with its back and arms supported by spiral bars.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
photograph
Brief description
Photograph of a French oak armchair previously in the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896
Physical description
Photograph of a 17th century French oak armchair, with its back and arms supported by spiral bars.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.8cm
  • Width: 34.1cm
Object history
The object in the photograph formed part of the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French Medieval and Renaissance artefacts. The South Kensington Museum (renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork, as well as sculpture and metalwork, from him in 1895, including this object.
Subject depicted
Association
Associated object
472-1895 (Object)
Bibliographic reference
label pasted on mount of photograph
Collection
Accession number
PH.1149-1896

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Record createdJune 27, 2014
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