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Kast

1740–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 715

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kast
  • Date: 1740–70
  • Geography: Made in Ulster County, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: cherry and white pine
  • Dimensions: 77 x 72 x 25 7/8 in. (195.6 x 182.9 x 65.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.27a–j
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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