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Frame and headboard for a bed, early 18th century, Plain wood, silk damask; silk

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Frame and headboard for a bed

Maker unknown · early 18th century

Medium: Plain wood, silk damask; silk
Dimensions: Headboard: 69 1/2 × 65 in. (176.5 × 165.1 cm); Frame: 18 1/4 × 65 × 31 3/4 in. (46.4 × 165.1 × 80.6 cm)
Accession: 53.2.9
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1953
Culture: French

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