Title:
America
Manufactory:
Tapestry upholstery by Beauvais
Maker:
Workshop of de Menou (French, active 1780–93)
Artist:
After a composition by Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris)
Patron:
Commissioned for Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
Date:
designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Culture:
French, Beauvais
Medium:
Carved and gilded wood; wool, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/4 × 27 × 24 in. (95.9 × 68.6 × 61 cm)
Classifications:
Woodwork-Furniture, Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line:
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
Accession Number:
1978.404.9a–c