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Chair

10th century (made), 1850-1901 (cast)
Artist/Maker
V&A (caster)
Unknown
Place of origin
Norway (made)
Victoria and Albert Museum (cast)

Chair, plaster cast, original Norwegian, 10th century

Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Copies and Facsimiles
Plaster Cast
Furniture
Object type
Chair
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Plaster
Cast
Brief description
Chair, plaster cast, original Norwegian, 10th century
Physical description
Taken from departmental record: 'Plaster cast. Right side of a chair, consisting of a back and front leg joined above by a deep rail with curved upper edge and below by a narrower rail; these rails, which are decorated with grotesque monsters and an enriched wavy band, are joined by two balusters with circles in the centre filled in with monsters; the front leg is surmounted by a knob.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 79.37cm (Note: measurement taken from departmental record)
  • Width: 48.26cm (Note: measurement taken from departmental record)
Summary
Chair, plaster cast, original Norwegian, 10th century
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1901-74

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349606/chair-unknown/
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