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Armchair, Louis I Cresson, ca. 1745–50, Carved and gilded wood; velvet upholstery
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Chair

Armchair

Louis I Cresson · ca. 1745–50

Medium
Carved and gilded wood; velvet upholstery
Dimensions
Overall: 40 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (102.9 × 80 × 60.3 cm)
Accession
07.225.35
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Culture
French, Paris

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