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Side chair, Bovo, ca. 1780–85, Carved and gilded beechwood, covered in 18th-century cream-colored silk tabby upholstery

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Chair

Side chair

Bovo · ca. 1780–85

Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood, covered in 18th-century cream-colored silk tabby upholstery
Dimensions: 34-5/8 x 21 x 19 in. (87.9 x 53.3 x 48.3 cm)
Accession: 1977.213
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977
Culture: French

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