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Armchair, ca. 1805, Carved, painted and gilded beechwood

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Chair

Armchair

Maker unknown · ca. 1805

Medium: Carved, painted and gilded beechwood
Dimensions: Overall: 31 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (79.4 × 57.2 × 64.8 cm)
Accession: 10.152.12
Credit line: Gift of Captain and Mrs. W.G. Fitch, in memory of Clyde Fitch, 1910
Culture: French or Italian

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