Armchair

Michel Gourdin French

ca. 1760

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Title: Armchair
Maker: Michel Gourdin (French, master 1752, died after 1777)
Date: ca. 1760
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Carved and painted beechwood; cut and voided velvet upholstery
Dimensions: Overall: 37 3/4 × 28 1/2 × 23 3/4 in. (95.9 × 72.4 × 60.3 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.225
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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