Armchair
late 16th–17th century with later additions
Object PlaceVenezuela
Medium/TechniqueWood, tooled leather upholstery, brass
DimensionsOverall: 123.2 x 63.5 x 61 cm (48 1/2 x 25 x 24 in.)
Credit LineGift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Gustavo A. Cisneros
Accession number2017.86
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance17th century, probably made for the Catedral de Coro, Coro, Venezuela [see note 1]. By 1966, Alfredo Boulton (b. 1908–d. 1995), Caracas, Venezuela [see note 2]. After 1966, acquired by Arturo Uslar Pietri (b. 1906 – d. 2001), Caracas; by descent to his son, Federico Uslar Braun (b. 1944 – d. 2007), Caracas; 2003, sold by Uslar Braun to the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Caracas; 2017, gift of the Colección Cisneros to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 2017)
NOTES:
[1] Probably one in a set of at least six chairs that were made for the Catedral de Coro. [2] See Carlos F. Duarte, Muebles venezolanos: siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII (Caracas: Grupo Editor Cuatro, 1966), 46.
NOTES:
[1] Probably one in a set of at least six chairs that were made for the Catedral de Coro. [2] See Carlos F. Duarte, Muebles venezolanos: siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII (Caracas: Grupo Editor Cuatro, 1966), 46.
1820–1840
1665–80
1880–1905
