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

Chair (chaise à la Reine) (one of a set of four) by Jean-Baptiste I Tilliard

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)

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

2019.283.19

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