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Armchair of teak wood with rattan-covered seat, so-called 'Raffles' chair
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Armchair of teak wood with rattan seat ('Raffles chair'). The chair rests on baluster-shaped ribbed front legs and sabre-shaped rear legs that merge into the rearward-curved back stiles. The back has a wide top rail below which is an openwork field with horizontal and vertical bars above a field with crossed bars. The curved arms end in ribbed bulbous shapes on twisted supports.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineArmstoel van teakhout en met rotan bespannen zitting, z.g. 'Raffles' stoel. 1800 - 1810. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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