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Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair)

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair), ca. 1735–39, Carved and gilded walnut; silk velvet with gold trim (not original)

Date: ca. 1735–39
Medium: Carved and gilded walnut; silk velvet with gold trim (not original)
Dimensions: H. 17-3/4 x W. 23 x D. 16-1/2 in. (45.1 x 58.4 x 41.9 cm)
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1971.206.9
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971

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