# Folding X-chair

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1620 - c. 1650
- Medium: copper (metal), walnut (hardwood), leather
- Classification: chair
- Dimensions: height 100 cm x width 74.5 cm x depth 44.3 cm x depth 44.3 cm x weight 11 kg
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-15337--3ddaf32187ca9ae9890015f964274874)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/HuskT/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Since antiquity, this type of folding or X-chair has served as a seat of honour for emperors and bishops. Usually, there was only one such chair in a room – reserved for a person of standing. The front legs and posts are decorated with dolphins and crowned Tritons (mermen: half-men, half-fish). The hinge on the front is fitted with a lion’s head.