CHAIR
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The chair is very large. The top of the back is carved as a pointed arch topped by a fat bud-shaped finial. The edge is decorated with a running flame/leaf carving. In the center are trefoils, quatrefoils and a round medallion containing the winged lion of St. Mark carved in high relief. The arms end in lion heads. The seat is semi-circular in shape. The front and back legs are carved as pairs of scrolls. There are three stretchers. The back, seat and arms are upholstered in black leather.
- Object name:
- CHAIR
- Made from:
- Wood -- leather
- Made in:
- Rome, Italy
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 161.3 x 67.9 x 54.6 cm (63 1/2 x 26 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.199
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978