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Armchair of tropical wood with a loose seat frame covered in cane; the chair has, among other things, twisted colonettes and is decorated with punched lotus scrolls and rope borders
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Armchair. Ebony, cane. Indonesia, 1650 - 1700.. Purchased from Stichting Cultuurgeschiedenis Nederlanders Overzee.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArmstoel van tropisch hout met los zitraam met riet bespannen, de stoel heeft o.m. geslingerde colonetten en is versierd met gestoken lotusranken en kabelranden. c. 1650 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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