American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer

In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Hip-joint armchair (Dantesca type)

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

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

Medium

Walnut, carved; red silk cut velvet.

Dimensions

H. 95 cm, W. 68.5 cm, D. 51 cm

Form

Chair

Culture

Italian

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

1975.1.1973

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975