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Armchair

Medium: Spanish cedar, embossed and painted leather
Place Made: Peru
Dates: 18th century
Dimensions: 47 1/2 x 26 1/4 x 20 1/4in. (120.7 x 66.7 x 51.4cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 41.1275.25
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1941, Frank L. Babbott Fund
Image: Overall, 41.1275.25a_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Armchair of Spanish cedar with leather back and seat. Leather back shows tooled ornament of Indians carrying bundles on their backs. Flowers and scrolls also represented here on leather seat.

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