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Gothic Windsor armchair (one of a pair), ca. 1760s, Elm, yew, possibly cherry
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Chair

Gothic Windsor armchair (one of a pair)

Maker unknown · ca. 1760s

Medium
Elm, yew, possibly cherry
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 41 3/4 × 23 × 22 in. (106 × 58.4 × 55.9 cm); Height of seat: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Width of seat: 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Accession
2016.234
Credit line
Purchase, Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, by exchange, and Peek Family Foundation Gift, 2016
Culture
British, Thames Valley
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