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Folding stool, early 17th century, Walnut, with intarsia decoration
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Folding stool

Maker unknown · early 17th century

Medium
Walnut, with intarsia decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 16 1/4 × 17 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (41.3 × 45.1 × 31.8 cm)
Accession
56.82
Credit line
Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1956
Culture
Northern German or Polish
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