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Side chair

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Catalogue Status
    Research in Progress
    Description
    This chair consists of a slab seat and an elaborately carved back in baroque style. Four tapered legs protrude from the bottom of the seat. The chair's seat is rounded on its outermost edge. A heart shape is carved out of the upper, central area of the seat back.
    Credit Line
    Gift of Harvey Smith
    Date
    late 17th–early 18th century
    Accession Number
    1968-130-12-a,b
    Restrictions & Rights
    CC0
    Type
    furniture
    Decorative Arts
    Side chair
    Medium
    fruitwood
    Dimensions
    84.5 x 46 x 47.5 cm (33 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 18 11/16 in. )
    made in
    possibly Switzerland
    possibly Germany
    See more items in
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
    Data Source
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a92b088e-5529-4bec-beb1-e14bd25cc0e2
    chndm_1968-130-12-a_b
    CHNDM
    SIDE CHAIR
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
    https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/142524
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    GUID (Link to Original Record)
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a92b088e-5529-4bec-beb1-e14bd25cc0e2
    Record ID
    chndm_1968-130-12-a_b

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