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Armchair

1625-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (makers)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Walnut armchair with decorative turned arms, legs and stretchers. The uprights of the back have finials carved with acanthus. The back and seat are covered with velvet brocade in crimson on a white silk ground.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Armchair
Materials and techniques
Walnut, silk and velvet
Walnut
Silk (Textile)
Velvet
Turning
Upholstery
Brief description
Walnut armchair with decorative turned arms, legs and stretchers. Italian, ca. 1600-1700. (RF 68/1020)
Physical description
Walnut armchair with decorative turned arms, legs and stretchers. The uprights of the back have finials carved with acanthus. The back and seat are covered with velvet brocade in crimson on a white silk ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42in
  • Width: 22in
  • Depth: 18in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by H. B. Harris, Esq.
Object history
Given by Mr H B Harris
RF 23/7770
Historical context
Comparable chairs
Museo d'arti applicate. Mobili e intagli lignei / Enrico Colle ; con la collaborazione di Susanna Zanuso. Enrico Colle, Milano : Electa, c1996, no. 320 (Italy(?), 17th century: turned walnut with silk damask covers (replaced), 94 x 57 x 45cm

Claudio Paolini: Il mobile del rinascimento – La collezione Herbert Percy Horne. (Museo Horne, Florence, 2002), no. 60, p.124
Northern Italy (Piedmont?), early 17th century; turned walnut and leather, 92 x 58.5 x 53cm
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.225-1923

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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