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Clothes press

William Vile British
ca. 1760
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Object Information
  • Title: Clothes press
  • Maker: William Vile (British, Somerset 1715–1767 London)
  • Date: ca. 1760
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Mahogany veneer on oak
  • Dimensions: 56 3/8 × 49 3/4 × 26 1/2 in. (143.2 × 126.4 × 67.3 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Morris Loeb Bequest, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.125
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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