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Triple-back settee (part of a set), ca. 1790–1800, Carved, gilded and painted walnut, reverse painted glass, cut and voided…
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Triple-back settee (part of a set)

Maker unknown · ca. 1790–1800

Medium
Carved, gilded and painted walnut, reverse painted glass, cut and voided 17th-century crimson velvet
Dimensions
Overall: 38 3/4 × 78 3/8 × 26 in. (98.4 × 199.1 × 66 cm)
Accession
1992.173.1
Credit line
Gift of John P. Richardson, 1992
Culture
Italian, Sicily
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