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Side chair, late 17th century, Ebonized beech with rattan caning (original to chair)

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Chair

Side chair

Maker unknown · late 17th century

Medium: Ebonized beech with rattan caning (original to chair)
Dimensions: wt. approximated: 44 3/8 × 18 3/4 × 18 1/4 in., 10 lb. (112.7 × 47.6 × 46.4 cm, 4.5 kg)
Accession: 35.129
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood, 1935
Culture: British

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