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Window stool by Duncan Phyfe

Window stool

Duncan Phyfe · 1805

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DETAILS
Artist
Duncan Phyfe
Date
1805
Medium
Mahogany
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
32 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (82.6 x 106 x 38.7 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard, 1953
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Duncan Phyfe

Duncan Phyfe, a Scottish immigrant, became America's most renowned cabinetmaker, defining Neoclassical elegance in 19th-century furniture.

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