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Armchair

ca. 1805
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair
  • Date: ca. 1805
  • Culture: French or Italian
  • Medium: Carved, painted and gilded beechwood; modern fawn velvet
  • Dimensions: Overall: 31 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (79.4 × 57.2 × 64.8 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Captain and Mrs. William G. Fitch, in memory of their son, Clyde Fitch, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.152.12
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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