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A GEORGE I WALNUT AND BEECH WING CHAIR
Lot 113 PROPERTY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

A GEORGE I WALNUT AND BEECH WING CHAIR

EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

Closed15 December 2015

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A GEORGE I WALNUT AND BEECH WING CHAIR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Covered in 18th century needlework depicting biblical scenes, on squared cabriole legs
55 ¼ in. (cm.) high, 32 ½ in. (cm.) wide, 23 ¼ in. (cm.) deep

With Frank Partridge, London, circa 1928.
Mr. Robert Tritton, Godmersham, Park Canterbury, Kent.
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964.

Specialist note

The scenes depicted on the needlework back depict the Baptism of the Eunuch of Ethiopia by Philip (Acts VIII.26-39). Details including the chariot, attendants and open Scriptures on the seat derive from an illustration by Matthew Merian of Basel in the 1627 New Testament published in Frankfurt (M. Swain, pp. 77-78).