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Armchair (one of four)

Factory Tapestry probably woven at Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789
1755–65
Not on view
This rococo chair is part of a larger set of seat furniture supplied to the third Duke of Ancaster (1714–1778) for Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. Executed in the French taste, fashionable in mid-eighteenth century England, the set was originally partly gilt and upholstered with Gobelins tapestry (now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) after designs by the painter François Boucher. The present covers were applied between 1934 and 1958.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair (one of four)
  • Factory: Tapestry probably woven at Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789
  • Date: 1755–65
  • Culture: British and French, probably Beauvais
  • Medium: Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 44 × 32 × 28 in. (111.8 × 81.3 × 71.1 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.990
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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