Bracket

French

ca. 1750

Not on view

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Title: Bracket
Date: ca. 1750
Culture: French
Medium: Carved and gilded walnut
Dimensions: Overall: 10 × 42 × 7 in. (25.4 × 106.7 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number: 64.101.1229
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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