Chest-on-chest
| Title | Chest-on-chest |
|---|---|
| Artist | Thomas Affleck |
| Date | 1770–75 18th century |
| Medium | Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar |
| Origin | American American |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, Friends of the American Wing and Rogers Funds; Virginia Groomes Gift, in memory of Mary W. Groomes, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Danziger, Herman Merkin and Anonymous Gifts, 1975 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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