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Armchair (bergère) (part of a set)

painted and gilded by Louis-François Chatard
ca. 1788
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 546
Made for Marie-Antoinette’s dressing room at the château de Saint Cloud. The queen’s initials are carved on the top rail.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair (bergère) (part of a set)
  • Maker: Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (1748–1803)
  • Maker: painted and gilded by Louis-François Chatard (ca. 1749–1819)
  • Date: ca. 1788
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Carved, painted and gilded walnut; modern cotton twill embroidered in silk
  • Dimensions: Overall: 39 × 27 1/4 × 25 1/4 in. (99.1 × 69.2 × 64.1 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.205.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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