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Side chair (part of a set), ca. 1790–1800, Carved, gilded and painted walnut, reverse-painted glass (verre églomisé), cut an…

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Chair

Side chair (part of a set)

Maker unknown · ca. 1790–1800

Medium: Carved, gilded and painted walnut, reverse-painted glass (verre églomisé), cut and voided 17th-century crimson silk velvet probably not original to the chair
Dimensions: H. 38-5/8 x W. 21-5/8 x D. 20 in. (98.1 x 54.9 x 50.8 cm)
Accession: 1992.173.2
Credit line: Gift of John P. Richardson, 1992
Culture: Italian, Sicily

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