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Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type)

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type), 15th or 16th century (textiles); 19th century (?) with earlier parts (chair), Walnut, ca…
Date
15th or 16th century (textiles); 19th century (?) with earlier parts (chair)
Medium
Walnut, carved; silk cut velvet, metal.
Dimensions
H. 91.6 cm, W. 71 cm, D. 58.5 cm; back: 35 x 76.5 cm, seat: 43 x 84 cm.
Form
Chair
Culture
Italian (?)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1975.1.1977 ab
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
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