Armchair (part of a set)
Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1943
Catalogue
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- Walnut, gilded
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36 1/8 × 23 × 20 3/4 in. (91.8 × 58.4 × 52.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Georges Jacob
Artist
Georges Jacob was one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers. He produced carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the Neoclassical style that is associated with Louis XVI furniture.
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Record
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- Georges Jacob
- Year
- 1775
- Medium
- Walnut, gilded
- Dimensions
- Overall: 36 1/8 × 23 × 20 3/4 in. (91.8 × 58.4 × 52.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1775-331100
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified