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Armchair (bergère à la Reine) (one of a pair), Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard|Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard, 18th century, Frame of be…
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Armchair (bergère à la Reine) (one of a pair)

Jean-Baptiste II Tilliard|Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard · 18th century

Medium
Frame of beechwood carved and gilded; upholstered in ikat
Dimensions
confirmed: 40 7/8 × 31 1/2 × 34 1/4 in. (103.8 × 80 × 87 cm) height of seat: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Accession
2019.283.12
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Culture
French
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