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Side chair (one of a pair), Richard Roberts, ca. 1715, Beech and oak veneered with burl walnut, parcel-gilt; covered in silk…
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Chair

Side chair (one of a pair)

Richard Roberts · ca. 1715

Medium
Beech and oak veneered with burl walnut, parcel-gilt; covered in silk velvet
Dimensions
Overall: 41 3/4 × 25 × 29 in. (106 × 63.5 × 73.7 cm)
Accession
60.134.1
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1960
Culture
British
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