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Armchair
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Armchair

Coromandel Coast, probably Madras (Chennai), India · c. 1690–c. 1700 · Ebony, ivory, and rattan

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englishchairebonywoodworkingIndiabritishivoryrattancaningcarvingturning (process)Furniture
Credit lineArmchair. c. 1690–c. 1700. Coromandel Coast, probably Madras (Chennai), India. The Art Institute of Chicago, Neville and John H. Bryan Endowment Fund. CC0.
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