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Gilded-wood bench, Thomas Hope, before 1807, Gilded mahogany, modern wool cover and silk trims
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Sofa & Bench

Gilded-wood bench

Thomas Hope · before 1807

Medium
Gilded mahogany, modern wool cover and silk trims
Dimensions
wt. approximated: 29 9/16 × 50 × 24 1/2 in., 50 lb. (75.1 × 127 × 62.2 cm, 22.7 kg) width at feet: 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm)
Accession
2014.136
Credit line
Purchase, The James Parker Charitable Foundation Gift, 2014
Culture
British
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