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    "localId": "28157",
    "label": "Chair",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/65.13"
}

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    "id": "28157",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/65.13",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Chair",
    "description": "The carved decoration known as \"linen fold\" is typical for the period and indeed looks like folded light-weight cloth.The knobs at the sides can be turned to release the back panel so that it can swing down to be used as a table. Furniture in homes around 1500 was sparse and frequently served multiple purposes. Parts have been replaced.",
    "provenance": "Elia Volpi, Florence; Sale, Davanzati Palace and Villa Pia Collections, American Art Association, New York, November 23, 1916, no. 409; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "late 15th century (Renaissance)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/65.13",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
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        "chairs"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 9,
    "pageCount": 9,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 209.6,
            "height": 73,
            "depth": 52.1
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall H: 82 1/2 × W: 28 3/4 × D: 20 1/2 in. (209.55 × 73.03 × 52.07 cm)"
}

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