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Armchair with brown leather upholstery
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Armchair with brown leather upholstery

Hendrik Petrus Berlage · 1902 · leather; oak (wood)

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

About this work

Armchair of oak resting on four legs. The front and rear legs are connected by an H-shaped stretcher with mortise and tenon joints, with tenons protruding through the legs. The cabriole front legs continue into the arm supports. The armrests end at the front in a flat, round form that appears as a scroll due to carved lines. The sloping cabriole back posts end in bird heads and rest on the stretcher. The backrest rests on supports at seat level, which also serve as rear legs. The backrest is connected above and below by a middle rail. The top rail protrudes through the back posts with mortise and tenon joints and features a carved star shape in the center. Between the rails is a panel upholstered in brown leather and secured with copper nails. Below is an open space. Both the seat and armrests are upholstered in the same brown leather and secured with copper nails.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineArmstoel met een bruin lederen bekleding. 1902. Hendrik Petrus Berlage. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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