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Side chair

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black chair with a square seat and four legs, each with a decorative spindle at the top and a tapered shape. The backrest features a large circular design with a cross at the top, and a star shape in the center surrounded by four smaller circles with crosses. The background is gray. Side chair by A. W. N. Pugin.

Artwork Details

Date
1840–50
Medium
Walnut
Culture
American
Dimensions
464 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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