Chair

attributed to Jan Ermans, 1738 - 1739

This chair was supplied by the Amsterdam upholsterer Marinus Penninck in 1739 to the new town hall of Edam, located north of Amsterdam. He delivered a total of 46 chairs and 4 armchairs. They are the earliest known chairs made in the Netherlands in the Rococo style. The chairmaker Ermans was established in Amsterdam around 1737. The back was undoubtedly made by a sculptor.

  • Artwork typechair
  • Object numberBK-1976-206
  • Dimensionsheight 100 cm x width 55 cm x depth 51 cm, width 55 cm x depth 51 cm, height 48 cm x depth 46 cm
  • Physical characteristicsnotenhout, bekleding vernieuwd

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Chair

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1976-206

  • Description

    Stoel, notenhout, gebeeldhouwd met rocailles.

Creation

  • Creation

    furniture maker (person): attributed to Jan Ermans, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1738 - 1739

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    notenhout, bekleding vernieuwd

  • Dimensions

    • height 100 cm x width 55 cm x depth 51 cm
    • width 55 cm x depth 51 cm
    • height 48 cm x depth 46 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the City of Edam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1976

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • R.J. Baarsen, 'The first Amsterdam rococo chairs', Cleveland Studies in the History of Art 8 (2003), p. 120-129.

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