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Tapestry Room from Croome Court

1763–71
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 514
Designed in 1763, the plaster ceiling of this room, with its ornamental wheel molding and garlanded trophies, is an example of Robert Adam's vigorous early style. The same year, the sixth earl of Coventry commissioned the tapestry hangings from Jacques Neilson's workshop at the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in Paris. Portraying scenes from classical myths symbolizing the elements, the medallions are based on designs by François Boucher. The gilded frames of the seat furniture were made in London by the cabinetmakers John Mayhew and William Ince in 1769, while the tapestry covers were executed at the Gobelins factory.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tapestry Room from Croome Court
  • Designer: Room after a design by Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)
  • Manufacturer: Tapestries and furniture covers manufactured by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)
  • Workshop director: Low-warp workshop of Jacques Neilson (French, 1714–1788)
  • Designer: Tapestry general conception by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris) of the Royal Gobelins Manufactory
  • Designer: Tapestry medallions after designs by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
  • Maker: Furniture and curtain cornices made by William Ince (British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804)
  • Maker: and John Mayhew (British, 1736–1811)
  • Maker: for the firm Ince and Mayhew (British, London 1758/9–1811)
  • Designer: Tapestry alentours and seat covers designed by Maurice Jacques (French, 1712–1784)
  • Designer: and Louis Tessier (French, 1719/20–1781)
  • Maker: Chair rails and paneling carved by Sefferin Alken (active 1744, died ca. 1783)
  • Maker: Plaster ceiling and cornice moldings by Joseph Rose (1745–1799)
  • Maker: Chimneypiece by John Wildsmith (active 1757–69)
  • Maker: with frieze carved by Joseph Wilton (British, London 1722–1803 London)
  • Maker: Grate basket and fender by Thomas Blockley
  • Maker: Doors by John Hobcraft
  • Maker: Marquery commode made by Peter Langlois (French, active 1759–81, worked in England 1760–70)
  • Date: 1763–71
  • Culture: British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry
  • Medium: Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)
  • Dimensions: H. 27 ft. 1 in. (825.5 cm), W. 22 ft. 8 in. (690.9 cm), D. 13 ft. 10 3/4 in. (423.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Textiles-Tapestries, Woodwork
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.75.1–.22
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Chimneypiece from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Joseph Wilton British, Marble, lapis lazuli, British
Chimneypiece from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Joseph Wilton
John Wildsmith
1760
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone), Jacques Germain Soufflot French, Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegory of Water (Neptune Rescuing Amymone)
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71
Allegories of Air (Cephalus and Aurora) and Earth (Vertumnus and Pomona), Jacques Germain Soufflot French, Wool, silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm), French, Paris
Allegories of Air (Cephalus and Aurora) and Earth (Vertumnus and Pomona)
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1758–67, woven 1764–71
Woodwork and ceiling from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam British, Scottish, Plaster, wood, tapestry, British
Woodwork and ceiling from the Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1760–69
Grate basket and fender, Thomas Blockley, Steel, cast iron, British, London
Grate basket and fender
Thomas Blockley
ca. 1760–69

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