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Three-light wall bracket (one of a set of six), ca. 1760, Carved, painted and gilded wood; gilt-bronze
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Three-light wall bracket (one of a set of six)

Maker unknown · ca. 1760

Medium
Carved, painted and gilded wood; gilt-bronze
Dimensions
Each H. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Accession
1974.356.103
Credit line
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Culture
Southern German, probably Munich
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