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Side chair (one of a pair), mid-19th century, Gilt wood

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Chair

Side chair (one of a pair)

Maker unknown · mid-19th century

Medium: Gilt wood
Dimensions: Overall: 35 1/2 × 20 × 17 1/2 in. (90.2 × 50.8 × 44.5 cm)
Accession: 1991.85.1
Credit line: Purchase, Howard Bayne Fund and Bequest of George Blumenthal, by exchange, 1991
Culture: German

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