American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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Chair · New York
Armchair
Gustave Herter · New York · ca. 1855
Medium
Walnut, original leather, modern velvet cushion
Dimensions
64 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 22 1/4 in. (163.8 x 64.5 x 56.5 cm)
Accession
1986.204
Credit line
Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1986
Culture
American
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