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Armchair (part of a set)

ca. 1754–56
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair (part of a set)
  • Maker: Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot (1706–1776, warden 1750/52)
  • Date: ca. 1754–56
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Beechwood, gilded
  • Dimensions: Overall: 40 1/2 × 20 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (102.9 × 51.4 × 65.4 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Martha Baird Rockefeller, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.59.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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