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Side chair, ca. 1740, Carved and stained beechwood; caning

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Chair

Side chair

Maker unknown · ca. 1740

Medium: Carved and stained beechwood; caning
Dimensions: Overall: 37 7/8 × 19 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (96.2 × 50.2 × 45.4 cm)
Accession: 07.225.38
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Culture: French

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