Settee (one of a pair)

John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier

1769–71 · Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This settee and its mate (58.75.22) were made for the Tapestry Room at Croome Court in 1769 by Mayhew and Ince. The covers en suite with the tapestries were designed at the Gobelins by Maurice Jacques and Louis Tessier.

Artist

John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier

Date

1769–71

Medium

Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)

Culture

British and French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958