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Hip-joint armchair (sillón de cadera or jamuga), ca. 1480s, Walnut, elm, other woods, ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter, parchm…

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Hip-joint armchair (sillón de cadera or jamuga)

Maker unknown · ca. 1480s

Medium: Walnut, elm, other woods, ivory, mother-of-pearl, pewter, parchment; leather, tooled.
Dimensions: H. 95.2 cm, W. 71.1 cm, D. 50.8 cm; Seat: 34.5 x 52 cm.
Accession: 1975.1.1978
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Culture: Spanish (Granada?), Hispano-Moresque

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