Chest

Tuscany

19th century

  • Titles Chest (Descriptive)
  • Artist Tuscany, Italy
  • Medium walnut
  • Dimensions 33 × 35 1/4 × 17 in. (83.8 × 89.5 × 43.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959.35
  • Work Type chest
  • Classification Furniture

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