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Chair
Hip-joint armchair (sillón de cadera or jamuga)
Maker unknown · 15th or 16th centuries (textiles); late 15th or early 16th centuries (chair)
Medium
Walnut, ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter; red silk cut velvet, linen.
Dimensions
H. 93.4 cm, W. 67.9 cm, D. 51.4 cm. Back: 30 x 73.5 cm.; Seat 32 x 76 cm.; Cushion: 38 x 52 cm.
Accession
1975.1.1979 ab
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Culture
Spanish (Granada?), Hispano-Moresque, Italian (textiles)
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