Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola type)

Date

15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with various earlier parts)

Medium

Walnut, partly turned and carved; red plain velvet.

Dimensions

H. 98.2 cm, W. 64 cm, D. 55.2 cm; Cushion: 34 x 44 cm.

Form

Chair

Culture

Italian

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1975.1.1984 ab

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975