Settee (one of a pair)
Object type: Settee
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British and French
Artist: John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Maurice Jacques|Louis Tessier
Artist bio: British, 1736–1811|British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804|French, 1714–1788|Croome Court, Worcestershire, England|French, established 1662|French, 1712–1784|French, 1719/20–1781
Artist role: Maker|Maker|Maker|Patron|Manufactory|Designer|Designer
Artist nationality: British|British|French| |French|French|French
Date: 1769–71
Medium: Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)
Dimensions: 44 × 74 1/2 × 36 in. (111.8 × 189.2 × 91.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture|Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958