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Folding chair, ca. 1500, Walnut, ivory, bone, mother-of-pearl,

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Chair

Folding chair

Maker unknown · ca. 1500

Medium: Walnut, ivory, bone, mother-of-pearl,
Dimensions: 37 1/2 x 27 in. (95.3 x 68.6 cm)
Accession: 45.60.40a
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1945
Culture: Spanish, Granada

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