American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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Chair
Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type)
Maker unknown · 16th century (with later repairs)
Medium
Elm (?), bone, carved; leather (?), tooled embroidery, silk velvet, metal.
Dimensions
H. 84.5 cm, W. 45.4 cm, D. 65 cm
Accession
1975.1.1972
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Culture
Italian
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