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Chair with a Woven Rattan Seat, Stiles of the Backrest Surmounted by Carved Heads
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Ebony chair with a seat of woven rattan. The furniture rests on splayed legs with houses, connected at the bottom by splayed rails. The seat rails are profiled. The flat straight backrest has a splayed top and bottom rail, placed between houses, connected by six splayed stiles. The stiles of the backrest are crowned with carved finials. The houses above the front legs are provided with a semi-circular ball.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStoel met zitting van gevlochten rotan, stijlen van leuning worden bekroond door gesneden koppen. 1640 - 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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