Scissor chair, 1800–1850

Walnut, bone inlays

(H x W x D)90 × 76 × 57 cm

Place of originpossibly Syria

Status

on display, room 011

About the workInlaid mother-of-pearl, bone and ivory – typical of the Middle East – adorn this scissor chair, which was acquired by the historian and traveller Franz Bock in 1887 together with other furniture and objects for the Düsseldorf Museum of Applied Arts. Originally from Italy, this type of chair spread to other countries in the eastern Mediterranean from the late Middle Ages onwards. This cultural transfer developed with the establishment of new trade routes by Italian merchants, who in return brought silk, ivory, spices, and furs from Asia Minor and China to Europe.

AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; bis 2.2.1887 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 2.2.1887 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 11453

Contact

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