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Side chair (part of a set)

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side chair (part of a set), ca. 1790–1800, Carved, gilded and painted walnut, reverse-painted glass (verre églomisé), cut an…
Date
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)
Form
Chair
Culture
Italian, Sicily
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
1992.173.2
Credit line
Gift of John P. Richardson, 1992
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