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Side chair (one of four) (part of a set), ca. 1763–64, Carved, painted and gilded limewood; squab pillow in silk velvet (not…
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Chair

Side chair (one of four) (part of a set)

Maker unknown · ca. 1763–64

Medium
Carved, painted and gilded limewood; squab pillow in silk velvet (not original)
Dimensions
39 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (100.3 x 48.9 x 44.5cm)
Accession
1974.356.114a
Credit line
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Culture
German, Würzburg
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