Rijksmuseum

Chair

anonymous

Date

c. 1620 - c. 1650

Medium

ebony (wood), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood)

Culture

Netherlands

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The back of the chair is heaving with richly carved decoration: interlaced strapwork with foliage and flowers, bunches of fruit, a cherub’s head and two lions bearing shields. The openwork back is ornamented with two rows of vase-shaped ebony spindles. The upholstery was taken from another chair.

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