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Window Seat

Maker: Duncan Phyfe (attributed to), 1768-1854
Medium: Rosewood veneer over ash and maple; brass, ebony; oil gilding; fragments of original silk upholstery and modern upholstery.
Place Made: New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1825
Dimensions: 19 1/4 x 43 x 16 1/2 in. (48.9 x 109.2 x 41.9 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 42.118.13
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Image: Overall, 42.118.13_view2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Rectangular form with large bulbous feet with gilt decoration. Gilt decoration to front of seat and to vertical uprights at corners that terminate in gilt quarter spheres. Modern green upholstery.

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