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Sedan chair, ca. 1750–60, Carved and gilded poplar and lindenwood; gilt-bronze mounts; leather, velvet

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Chair

Sedan chair

Maker unknown · ca. 1750–60

Medium: Carved and gilded poplar and lindenwood; gilt-bronze mounts; leather, velvet
Dimensions: Overall: 83 × 34 × 41 1/2 in. (210.8 × 86.4 × 105.4 cm)
Accession: 22.211
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1922
Culture: Italian

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