Chair (one of a set of six)
Unknown
ca. 1695 · Walnut, caning; velvet not original to frame · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Cane, derived from rattan vines and much used for English seat furniture from about 1665 until 1700, was brought to England by the East India Company from the Malay Peninsula.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1695
- Medium
- Walnut, caning; velvet not original to frame
- Culture
- British
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
