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Side chair (one of a pair), ca. 1780, Walnut, painted grey; velvet upholstery
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Chair

Side chair (one of a pair)

Maker unknown · ca. 1780

Medium
Walnut, painted grey; velvet upholstery
Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (92.7 × 43.8 × 45.1 cm)
Accession
07.225.497b
Credit line
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Culture
French
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