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Object number81.17.36

Provenance{Woods?}, Greenwich, Connecticut; sold to Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1975; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions16 5/16 in. (41.5 cm) Diam.: 14 9/16 in.

MediumWood and rattan

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