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Armchair (one of a pair)

Louis I Cresson

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Armchair (one of a pair), Louis I Cresson, ca. 1760, Carved and gilded beechwood; olive green velvet upholstery

Maker: Louis I Cresson
Date: ca. 1760
Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood; olive green velvet upholstery
Dimensions: 40 3/8 x 30 1/4 x 24 in. (102.6 x 76.8 x 61cm)
Form: Chair
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1971.206.7
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971

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