Folding chair

British

ca. 1600

Not on view

This type of chair is called Glastonbury, after Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire.

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Title: Folding chair
Date: ca. 1600
Culture: British
Medium: Oak
Dimensions: Overall: 36 × 24 × 18 1/2 in. (91.4 × 61 × 47 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.5
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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