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Armchair (one of four), Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789, 1755–65, Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 pe…

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Chair

Armchair (one of four)

Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789 · 1755–65

Medium: Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter)
Dimensions: Overall: 44 × 32 × 28 in. (111.8 × 81.3 × 71.1 cm)
Accession: 64.101.987
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Culture: British and French, probably Beauvais

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