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Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Rectangular open back; top rail composed of two swags centering a bowknot. Posts are carved with pendant garlands. The splat is an obelisk-form surmounting a square rosette. Front role of upholstered seat is carved with ribbons and pendant swags. Front legs are square, tapered and fluted; rosettes at knees.

Date

late 18th century

Accession Number

1901-19-1

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

furniture

Decorative Arts

Chair

Medium

Fruit wood and elm

Dimensions

H x W x D: 94 x 50 x 41.5 cm (37 x 19 11/16 x 16 5/16 in. )

made in

Netherlands

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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq498019a73-e66a-453b-b6d9-ee482c1e6e4c

Record ID

chndm_1901-19-1

Chair

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