ca. 1755
United Kingdom
Object qualities
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Objectfurniture, chests, stoves: Armchair
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Author of the objectThomas Chippendale
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Type of arts & crafts 1
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Type of arts & crafts 2
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MediumMahogany, needlework
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SizeOverall: 51 Г— 31 1/2 Г— 33 in. (129.5 Г— 80 Г— 83.8 cm)
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Geography details
United Kingdom -
Country today
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Dateca. 1755
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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In Chippendale’s designs, chairs in the style of this particularly extravagant example were dubbed “French,” although they far exceed their models in erratic contour and multiplication of carved ornament.
