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Chair, from the library, Abney Hall, Cheshire

Chair, from the library, Abney Hall, Cheshire
 (early 1850s)

Medium
oak, velvet, silk thread, brass, leather, (other materials)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1985
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
oak, velvet, silk thread, brass, leather, (other materials)
Measurements
93.2 × 50.3 × 55.9 cm
Place/s of Execution
England
Accession Number
D1.1-1985
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1985
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
18th & 19th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
Chamfered back uprights secure upholstered back panel, curve downwards into chamfered 'X' frames.

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