Medium
Wool and silk
Dimensions
H. 12 x W. 8 in. (approx.) (30.5 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
French, Beauvais
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1935
Accession Number
35.145.17d
Art Historical Context
This exquisite armrest, crafted between 1754 and 1756 at the renowned Beauvais tapestry manufactory France, exemplifies the opulence of mid-18th-century Rococo decorative arts. Designed by Jean-Baptiste Oudry a master painter and director of Beauvais, with possible collaboration from weaver André Charlemagne Char, it is woven from luxurious wool and silk. Measuring just 12 x 8 inches, this petite textile was likely intended as a protective and ornamental cover for furniture armrests, blending functionality with artistic splendor in aristocratic interiors. Oudry's influence shines through in t...
About the Artist
Jean-Baptiste Oudry|Jean-Baptiste Oudry|Beauvais|André Charlemagne Charron · 1686–1755
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