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Armchair

Louis I Cresson

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Maker: Louis I Cresson
Date: 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)
Form: Chair
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 07.225.35
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906

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