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Settee

Possibly made by Benjamin Goodison British
ca. 1730
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512
This piece is from a large set of at least eight side chairs, four settees, four stools, and two side tables formerly attributed to James Moore (ca. 1670–1726) and said to have been made for Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a provenance now questioned.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Settee
  • Maker: Possibly made by Benjamin Goodison (British, 1700–1767)
  • Date: ca. 1730
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Gilded gesso on walnut; previously covered in eighteenth-century blue silk damask not original to the settee
  • Dimensions: Overall: 41 × 67 1/2 × 26 in. (104.1 × 171.5 × 66 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.136.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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