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Chair · Austria
Armchair
Michael Thonet · Austria · Designed 1848/50; Made c. 1860
Medium
Bentwood, caning
Dimensions
97.8 × 50.8 × 49.5 cm (38 1/2 × 20 × 19 1/2 in.)
Accession
1970.28
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Samuel G. Rautbord
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