SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola)

Folding armchair (sedia a Savonarola), 15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with earlier parts), Walnut, carved and…
Date
15th century (textile); 19th century (chair, with earlier parts)
Medium
Walnut, carved and incised; red silk cut velvet; linen.
Dimensions
H. 106.7 cm, W. 50.2 cm, D. 76 cm; Cushion: 42 x 38 cm.
Form
Chair
Culture
Italian (possibly)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1975.1.1981 ab
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
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