American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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In the collection of
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chair
Folding chair
Maker unknown · second half of 19th century
Medium
Walnut, inlaid with ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 34 × 30 × 20 1/2 in. (86.4 × 76.2 × 52.1 cm)
Accession
27.225.2
Credit line
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Culture
Northern African or Syrian for the European market
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