Chair

Description The carved decoration known as "linen fold" is typical for the period and indeed looks like folded light-weight cloth. The knobs at the sides can be turned to release the back panel so that it can swing down to be used as a table. Furniture in homes around 1500 was sparse and frequently served multiple purposes. Parts have been replaced.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/16/1978	Treatment	cleaned; coated

Exhibitions

• Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984-1985.

Provenance Elia Volpi, Florence; Sale, Davanzati Palace and Villa Pia Collections, American Art Association, New York, November 23, 1916, no. 409; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1916