Keywords: Italian - Chair - Walters 6513.jpg The carved decoration known as linen fold is typical for the period and indeed looks like folded light-weight cloth The knobs at the sides can be turned to release the back panel so that it can swing down to be used as a table Space in homes around 1500 was often limited and furniture sparse so that the latter often had to serve multiple purposes Parts have been replaced late Other date century 15 Renaissance wood cm 197 5 70 6 accession number 65 13 28157 Elia Volpi Florence Sale Davanzati Palace and Villa Pia Collections American Art Association New York November 23 1916 no 409 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1916 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review |