Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Medium
Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)
Dimensions
H. 27 ft. 1 in. (825.5 cm), W. 22 ft. 8 in. (690.9 cm), D. 13 ft. 10 3/4 in. (423.5 cm)
Classification
Woodwork|Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession Number
58.75.1–.22
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Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent Tapestry Room from Croome Court, a of 18th-century grandeur crafted between 1763 and 1771. Originally adorning the Worcestershire estate of the Earls of Coventry, this room embodies the neoclassical vision of architect Robert and his collaborators, including furniture makers John Mayhew and William Ince. It masterfully blends British craftsmanship—evident in the intricate plasterwork, pine, and mahogany paneling by Joseph Rose—with luxurious French tapestries from prestigious Manufacture Nationale des Gobel in Paris, likely designed by the Rococo master François Boucher. ...
About the Artist
Joseph Rose|François Boucher|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|Jacques Germain Soufflot|Joseph Wilton|John Wildsmith|Thomas Blockley|Sefferin Alken|Peter Langlois|John Hobcraft|Ince and Mayhew|Robert Adam ( | | |British, Scottish) · 1745 |1700 | |1728 –1799 |1800 | |1792
1745–1799| |London|British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London