Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type)

Date

15th or 16th century (textiles); 16th century (chair, partly)

Medium

Walnut, carved; embroidery, silk velvet, metal.

Dimensions

H. 94.5 cm, W. 71.5 cm, D. 56 cm. Back: 33 x 69 cm.; Seat: 36 x 72 cm.

Form

Chair

Culture

Italian

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1975.1.1974 ab

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975