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Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four)

Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four), Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard, ca. 1745–1750, Beechwood unusually richly carved…
Maker
Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard
Date
ca. 1745–1750
Medium
Beechwood unusually richly carved and gilded; previously upholstered with coral colored velvet attached with brass-headed nails, now upholstered in yellow petit point
Dimensions
confirmed: 38 1/4 × 23 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (97.2 × 60.6 × 60.6 cm) Height of upholstered seat: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Form
Chair
Culture
French, Paris
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Accession
2019.283.19
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
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