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 1/4 × 23 1/2 × 24 1/4 in. (97.2 × 59.7 × 61.6 cm) Height of upholstered seat: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 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
2019.283.17
Rights
Public Domain