Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
This chair consists of a slab seat and an elaborately carved back in baroque style. Four tapered legs protrude from the bottom of the seat. The chair's seat is rounded on its outermost edge. A heart shape is carved out of the upper, central area of the seat back.
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Smith
Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Accession Number
1968-130-12-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Side chair
Medium
fruitwood
Dimensions
84.5 x 46 x 47.5 cm (33 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 18 11/16 in. )
made in
possibly Switzerland
possibly Germany
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1968-130-12-a_b