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Newel post

Date:: 18th century
Culture:: French
Medium:: Oak ?, wax-polished
Dimensions:: Overall (confirmed): 64 x 14 1/2 x 14 in. (162.6 x 36.8 x 35.6 cm) Overall (historic dimensions, superceded): 63 in. (160 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession Number:: 07.225.79

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