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America from a set of The Four Continents

designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91
Not on view
Commissioned by Louis XVI, this piece belongs to a set of four wall hangings (1978.404.1–.4) and fifty-six pieces of furniture upholstery (1978.404.4a–c–.18a–c) depicting the four continents: America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: America from a set of The Four Continents
  • Designer: Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris)
  • Maker: Workshop of de Menou (French, active 1780–93)
  • Manufactory: Beauvais
  • Patron: Commissioned for Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
  • Date: designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91
  • Culture: French, Beauvais
  • Medium: Wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: 12 × 15 ft. (365.8 × 457.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.404.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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