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Pair of side chairs, Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard, mid-18th century, Carved and painted wood; silk upholstery

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Chair

Pair of side chairs

Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard · mid-18th century

Medium: Carved and painted wood; silk upholstery
Dimensions: Overall (.723): 34 1/8 × 20 1/2 × 19 in. (86.7 × 52.1 × 48.3 cm); Overall (.724): 35 5/8 × 20 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (90.5 × 52.1 × 47.6 cm)
Accession: 48.187.723, .724
Credit line: Bequest of Catherine D. Wentworth, 1948
Culture: French, Paris

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