[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Chair # Chair Object Type Richly carved and pierced ebony chairs and tables of this type were made for European consumption and are recorded in British collections from as early as the mid-18th century. They were brought back to Britain in large quantities by merchants and officials employed in the various East India companies. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1660–1680 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-6-2000](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-6-2000) · Pramāṇa