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Round stool, ca. 1780, Carved and gilded beech, covered in 18th-century blue silk velvet
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Round stool

Maker unknown · ca. 1780

Medium
Carved and gilded beech, covered in 18th-century blue silk velvet
Dimensions
H. 14-1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. of top 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Accession
1976.155.105
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Culture
French
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