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Side chair

ca. 1825
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side chair
  • Date: ca. 1825
  • Culture: Austrian
  • Medium: Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (back splat?, supporting middle seat rail and seat frame), solid walnut (legs), walnut veneer, cane (seat).
  • Dimensions: Overall: 36 9/16 x 17 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (92.9 x 44.8 x 47.6 cm)
    Other: H. of seat: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Margareta Wolf, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.448.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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