Armchair (one of four)

Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789

1755–65 · Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These chairs are from a set of six armchairs and two settees supplied to the third Duke of Ancaster (1714–1778) for Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire. The set was originally partially gilt and upholstered with Gobelins coverings (now Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) after designs by Francois Boucher. The present coverings were applied between 1934 and 1858.

Artist

Royal Manufactory Beauvais 1664-1789

Date

1755–65

Medium

Mahogany; wool and silk (18-21 warps per inch, 7-9 per centimeter)

Culture

British and French, probably Beauvais

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964