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Sconce (one of a pair), ca. 1720, Gilded pine and gesso, silver, silk, wool tent and cross stitch on canvas
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Sconce (one of a pair)

Maker unknown · ca. 1720

Medium
Gilded pine and gesso, silver, silk, wool tent and cross stitch on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 23 × 15 1/4 in. (58.4 × 38.7 cm)
Accession
64.101.1011
Credit line
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Culture
British
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