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Desk chair (fauteuil de cabinet), ca. 1770, Gilded walnut, caning, French 18th-century orange velvet

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Chair

Desk chair (fauteuil de cabinet)

Maker unknown · ca. 1770

Medium: Gilded walnut, caning, French 18th-century orange velvet
Dimensions: 37 3/8 × 26 × 26 in. (94.9 × 66 × 66 cm)
Accession: 1985.176
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1985
Culture: French

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