Chair
| Accession Nr.: | 88.25.1 |
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| Date of production: |
late 18th century
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| Place of production: | Hungary |
| Materials: | cherry wood |
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| Techniques: | carved; turned; upholstered |
| Dimensions: |
height: 87 cm
width: 42 cm
depth: 39 cm
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The splayed, cylindrical, fluted legs of lathe- turned tops have shoes. The seat is trapezoid the front of the seat-rail is carved. The back is a pierced square, with a slightly curving top. It is carved with ribbon between two curved laths, showing a carved medallion of a Turkish male head wearing a turban, in the middle.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.108. (téves ltsz.mal) (Kiss Éva)
