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Stool (tabouret), Friedrich Gilly, ca. 1805–10, Pine, birch, mahogany; silk, lampas
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Stool (tabouret)

Friedrich Gilly · ca. 1805–10

Medium
Pine, birch, mahogany; silk, lampas
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed, ht. with current upholstery profile): 20 3/8 × 19 1/8 × 19 1/8 in. (51.8 × 48.6 × 48.6 cm)
Accession
2013.616
Credit line
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2013
Culture
German, Berlin
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