Title:
Settee (one of a pair)
Maker:
John Mayhew (British, 1736–1811)
Maker:
and William Ince (British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804)
Designer:
Tapestry designed by Maurice Jacques (French, 1712–1784) and
Designer:
Tapestry designed by Louis Tessier (French, 1719/20–1781)
Manufactory:
Tapestry woven at Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)
Maker:
Workshop of Jacques Neilson (French, 1714–1788)
Patron:
Commissioned for George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry (Croome Court, Worcestershire, England)
Date:
1769–71
Culture:
British and French
Medium:
Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)
Dimensions:
44 × 74 1/2 × 36 in. (111.8 × 189.2 × 91.4 cm)
Classifications:
Woodwork-Furniture, Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Object Number:
58.75.22