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Furniture
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Furniture

anonymous · 1700 - 1750 · walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); elm (wood); velvet (fabric weave); wortelnotenhout

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

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Chair of elm wood, with front legs and crest of walnut, back and seat frame veneered with burr walnut. The diagonally placed S-shaped front legs are decorated with rocaille motifs. The H-shaped stretcher is carved. The carved seat frame has a loose green velvet cushion with a pattern of leaves and flowers. The horizontally hollowed back has a symmetrically cut central rail, corner posts in the form of S-scrolls, and a top rail decorated with rocaille motifs and bird heads.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chairfurnitureseating furniture
Credit lineMeubilair. 1700 - 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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