Skip to main content
Photography by Michael Fredericks.
Bench
Photography by Michael Fredericks.

Bench

Dateca. 1650; carved cartouche of later date
Place of OriginItaly
MediumWalnut
DimensionsOverall: 39 x 50 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (99.1 x 128.9 x 59.7 cm)
Height of seat: 55 in. (139.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.121
On View
On view
Collections
  • Decorative Arts
DescriptionItalian Baroque Walnut Bench. The rectangular backrest with applied molding and central cartouche with turreted gate house, the wings carved inside with floral rondels and thumb molded S-form supports, the rectangular molded seat on block trestles resting on outset molded base.