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Armchair (fauteuil)

Factory Tapestry woven at Beauvais
first half 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair (fauteuil)
  • Factory: Tapestry woven at Beauvais
  • Date: first half 18th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood; Beauvais tapestry upholstery
  • Dimensions: Overall: 36 1/4 × 27 × 21 3/4 in. (92.1 × 68.6 × 55.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
  • Object Number: 07.225.58
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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