Chair (one of a set of six)
Cane, derived from rattan vines and much used for English seat furniture from about 1665 until 1700, was brought to England by the East India Company from the Malay Peninsula.
Artwork Details
- Title: Chair (one of a set of six)
- Date: ca. 1695
- Culture: British
- Medium: Walnut, caning; velvet not original to frame
- Dimensions: Overall: 55 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 17 in. (140.3 × 51.4 × 43.2 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.796
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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ca. 1695
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ca. 1695
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ca. 1695
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ca. 1695
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ca. 1695
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