SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Armchair (bergère) (one of a pair)

Louis I Cresson

Armchair (bergère) (one of a pair), Louis I Cresson, ca. 1765, Carved and gilded beechwood

Maker: Louis I Cresson
Date: ca. 1765
Medium: Carved and gilded beechwood
Dimensions: H. 39-7/8 x W. 32 x D. 23-1/2 in. (101.3 x 81.3 x 59.7 cm)
Form: Chair
Culture: French, Paris
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession: 1971.206.5
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1971

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