Armchair
1530-1570 (made)
| Place of origin |
A folding arm chair, inlaid with ivory and light-coloured wood. In the centre of the back is the escutcheon of Guidobaldo II, Duke of Urbino
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood (probably walnut), with inlay |
| Brief description | Italian, 1530-1570 |
| Physical description | A folding arm chair, inlaid with ivory and light-coloured wood. In the centre of the back is the escutcheon of Guidobaldo II, Duke of Urbino |
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| Object history | Bought (Soulages collection) £40, one of a group of four: 7207 to 10-1860, described as 'chestnut' wood. 7207 and 7209-1860 were deaccessioned (1963) |
| Historical context | Comparable chairs X-framed chair of walnut inlaid with silver and bone, 96.5 x 62.9 x 45.7cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. 27.225.1. Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913, illustrated in M. Rosser-Owen. Islamic Arts from Spain (London: V&A Publishing, 2010) p. 88. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 7208-1860 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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