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Armchair, ca. 1790, Beechwood, painted white and gilt

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Chair

Armchair

Maker unknown · ca. 1790

Medium: Beechwood, painted white and gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 38 1/2 × 23 1/2 × 20 in. (97.8 × 59.7 × 50.8 cm)
Accession: 28.206.2
Credit line: Purchase, John L. Cadwalader Bequest, Rogers and John Stewart Kennedy Funds, by exchange,1928
Culture: British

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