Armchair

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Armchair

c. 1810

Artist/maker unknown, Indian, for export to the English market

In Vishakhapatnam, a city on the eastern coast of India, ivory and ivory-inlay furniture was being manufactured under European patronage from at least the early eighteenth century. The distinctive decoration produced there was achieved by engraving a pattern in the ivory that was then highlighted with black lacquer.

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Object Details

Title:

Armchair

Date:

c. 1810

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian, for export to the English market

Medium:

Engraved and stained ivory; cane seat

Dimensions:

33 1/2 × 22 1/4 × 23 inches (85.1 × 56.5 × 58.4 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-311

Geography:

Made in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

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