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Chair with upholstered seat and carved openwork back. Decoration of broken scrolls, shell motifs and acanthus leaves
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Chair with upholstered seat and carved openwork back. Decoration of broken scrolls, shell motifs and acanthus leaves

anonymous · 1700 · walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); velvet (fabric weave)

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

About this work

Chair of walnut. The furniture has an upholstered seat and baluster-shaped front legs with a tassel-shaped thickening of the upper part. The front rail has openwork broken S-scrolls with acanthus leaves on either side of a shell. The high, openwork and carved back rests on twisted supports and has jointed free-standing corner posts. The upper and lower rails are shaped and show broken scrolls, shell motifs and acanthus leaves. Inside the frame a shell motif, acanthus leaf and strapwork. The upholstery is new.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chair
Credit lineStoel met beklede zitting en gebeeldhouwde opengewerkte rug. Versiering van gebroken voluten, schelpmotieven en acanthusblad. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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