Armchair
Object type: Armchair
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Beauvais
Artist: de Menou|Beauvais|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|Louis XVI, King of France
Artist bio: French, active 1780–93| |French, Rouen 1738–1826 Paris|French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Manufactory|Artist|Patron
Artist nationality: French| |French|French
Date: designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91; chair frame second half 19th century
Medium: Carved and gilded wood; wool, silk
Dimensions: Overall: 37 3/4 × 27 × 24 in. (95.9 × 68.6 × 61 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture|Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Claus von Bülow Gift, 1978
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Men|Women|Animals|Sheep