Five-fold screen
Related to the scenes on the tapestry chair backs associated with the four tapestry wall hangings "Le Quatre Parties du Monde". See also 1978.404.1–.18.
Artwork Details
- Title: Five-fold screen
- Artist: Panels attributed to Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris)
- Date: panels ca. 1790, frame 19th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Panels: oil and canvas; frame: gilt wood; lining: silk taffeta
- Dimensions: Overall (each panel): 71 × 22 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (180.3 × 56.2 × 3.2 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
- Object Number: 1978.406
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Multiple artists/makers
1788–92
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