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Canape

(French, 1747–1803)
about 1785
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueGilded beech; part of a set with 25.73-74, and 52.195
Dimensions107.95 x 187.96 x 73.66 cm (42 1/2 x 74 x 29 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Susan Greene Dexter in memory of Charles and Martha Babcock Amory
Accession number25.75
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance1925, bequest of Susan Greene Amory (Mrs. Franklin Gordon) Dexter (b. 1840 - d. 1924), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 24, 1925)
about 1775–80
about 1780
about 1780–85, with extensive restoration and modification
about 1400–25
1787
1787