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Columnar screen from a New York Townhouse

ca. 1830
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 738

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Columnar screen from a New York Townhouse
  • Date: ca. 1830
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Wood
  • Dimensions: 168 x 179 in. (426.7 x 454.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, Inc., 1974
  • Object Number: Inst.1974.2.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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