Chair

late 15th century (Renaissance)

73 cm 209.6 cm 52.1 cm

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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 f...

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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.
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