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Chair with column legs, upholstered in cowhide
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Chair with column legs, upholstered in cowhide

anonymous · 1600 - 1650 · copper (metal); walnut (hardwood); leather; spruce (wood); wood (plant material); runderleer

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

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Chair of walnut, upholstered in cowhide. The furniture has column legs with four rectangular stretchers. The back posts are also upholstered in leather between seat and back. The back of the backrest shows a pine wood underlayer. The copper nails were formerly gilded.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chairfurnitureseating furniture
Credit lineStoel met kolompoten, bekleed met runderleer. 1600 - 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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