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Chair
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Chair

anonymous · c. 1620 - c. 1650 · ebony (wood); wood (plant material); rosewood (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The back of the chair is heaving with richly carved decoration: interlaced strapwork with foliage and flowers, bunches of fruit, a cherub’s head and two lions bearing shields. The openwork back is ornamented with two rows of vase-shaped ebony spindles. The upholstery was taken from another chair.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chairfurnitureseating furnitureornaments ~ art
Credit lineChair. c. 1620 - c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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