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Armchair
late 16th–17th century with later additions
Object Place: Venezuela
Medium/Technique
Wood, tooled leather upholstery, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 123.2 x 63.5 x 61 cm (48 1/2 x 25 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Gustavo A. Cisneros
Accession Number2017.86
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture
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.