GONDOLA CHAIR, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
The high narrow back of the chair ends in a scroll. Below it is a shaped shield enclosing the winged lion of St. Mark holding a book. Below that are two scrolls enclosing rosettes. Two rails descend from the back to form arms which end in grotesque animal heads with open mouths. The curved back and seat are carved with leaf scrolls in low relief. It stands on four straight splayed legs ending in scrolls with a bulbous center piece as a stretcher.
- Object name:
- GONDOLA CHAIR, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Wood
- Made in:
- Venice, Italy
- Date made:
- late 19th Century
- Size:
- 147.3 × 62.2 × 50.8 cm (58 × 24 1/2 × 20 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.202.2
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978