Side chair

Bovo

ca. 1780–85

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 546

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Provenance

Title: Side chair
Maker: Bovo
Date: ca. 1780–85
Culture: French
Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood, covered in 18th-century cream-colored silk tabby upholstery
Dimensions: 34-5/8 x 21 x 19 in. (87.9 x 53.3 x 48.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1977
Object Number: 1977.213
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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