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Comb-back Windsor armchair, ca. 1770, Yew and elm wood

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Chair

Comb-back Windsor armchair

Maker unknown · ca. 1770

Medium: Yew and elm wood
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 44 1/8 × 23 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (112.1 × 59.7 × 67.3 cm); Height (seat height): 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Accession: 2015.501
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2015
Culture: British

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