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Frame for a daybed (Lit de repos), ca. 1740–45, Carved and gilded walnut
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Frame for a daybed (Lit de repos)

Maker unknown · ca. 1740–45

Medium
Carved and gilded walnut
Dimensions
Overall: 36 3/4 x 77in. (93.3 x 195.6cm); Overall, depth approximated ("B" confirmed): 30 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 3 in. (77.2 x 152.1 x 7.6 cm)
Accession
07.225.467a–c
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Culture
French
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