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Chair

ca. 1600 (made)

Walnut chair. The back and front are furnished with horizontal bars carved with scrolls. The back terminates with carved finials.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved walnut
Brief description
Italian, c. 1600, wnt, 64/981
Physical description
Walnut chair. The back and front are furnished with horizontal bars carved with scrolls. The back terminates with carved finials.
DimensionsHWD: 138.4x55.2x38.1cm (from file)
Object history
Gifted by Mrs Swynnerton in memory of her husband, Mr J M Swynnerton of Fulham Road, SW London
RF 15/2840M, 64/981

From the Church of St. Francis at Assisi
Historical context
Comparable chairs
Three similar chairs in The Bowes Collection: Walnut and sycamore(?); FW.138, FW.131.A, FW.195
Collection
Accession number
W.35-1915

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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