Turkey-work chair
about 1675
Object PlaceEngland or America
Medium/TechniqueMaple, beech, turkey-work upholstery, oak
DimensionsOverall: 94 x 52.1 x 48.3 cm (37 x 20 1/2 x 19 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number43.1509
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On viewClassificationsFurniture
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"Turkey work" imitated Persian and Asian carpets. It often was used in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries as an upholstery material.
ProvenanceHistory of ownership: 1943, bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler (Accession Date December 9, 1943)
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