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Four-leaf folding screen (Paravent), ca. 1780, Carved and gilded walnut and poplar; upholstered with 18th-century blue and s…
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Four-leaf folding screen (Paravent)

Maker unknown · ca. 1780

Medium
Carved and gilded walnut and poplar; upholstered with 18th-century blue and silver silk lampas
Dimensions
Overall: 54 × 82 × 1 1/4 in. (137.2 × 208.3 × 3.2 cm); Width (each panel): 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm)
Accession
69.9.1
Credit line
Bequest of Mary Hayward Weir, 1968
Culture
French
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