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Pair of side chairs, late 16th century, Walnut, leather

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Chair

Pair of side chairs

Maker unknown · late 16th century

Medium: Walnut, leather
Dimensions: Overall (.2): 48 3/8 × 19 × 16 in. (122.9 × 48.3 × 40.6 cm); Overall (.3): 47 3/4 × 19 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (121.3 × 49.5 × 41.3 cm)
Accession: 13.171.2, .3
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Culture: Italian, Florence

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