# Armchair

- By: anonymous
- Date: c. 1615 - c. 1625
- Medium: ebony (wood), copper (metal), leather, wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave), rosewood (wood)
- Classification: chair
- Dimensions: height 131.5 cm x width 62 cm x depth 45 cm x depth 45 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-16019--2d514d88add963fa6ca5af6fc6885997)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/VvhlZ/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Chairs of this type, with a rectangular upholstered seat and back, were found throughout Europe and virtually everywhere were called ‘Spanish chairs’, after the source of the original model. They were made in all kinds of wood and in various sizes, some soberly decorated, others more lavishly ornamented.