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Chair

1889-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Lockwood Kipling (designer)
Singh, Bhai Ram (designer)
Place of origin
Lahore (made)

Side chair, designed by John Lockwood Kipling and carved by Bhai Ram Singh and assistants, Lahore, 1889-90. Carved padouk, with plaited string seat and brass feet.


Object details

Categories
Furniture
Woodwork
Object type
Chair
Brief description
Side chair, designed by John Lockwood Kipling and carved by Bhai Ram Singh and assistants, Lahore, 1889-90. Carved padouk, with plaited string seat and brass feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 105.5cm
  • Width of seat width: 51cm
  • From front leg to back leg depth: 52.2cm
  • Of back height: 61cm
  • Depth of seat depth: 43.2cm
  • Width of feet at front width: 48.5cm
  • Width of feet at back width: 38.5cm
Bibliographic reference
Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017 p.450, fig. 15.20
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.3-2016

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2015
Record URL
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