Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four)
Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard
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 × 23 3/4 × 24 1/2 in. (96.5 × 60.3 × 62.2 cm) Height of upholstered seat: 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.283.16