Armchair (Fauteuil à la reine) for Louise-Élisabeth of Parma
Object type: Armchair
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris and Italian, Parma
Artist: Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot|Pierre Contant d'Ivry
Artist bio: 1706–1776, warden 1750/52|French, Ivry-sur-Seine 1698–1777 Paris
Artist role: Maker|Designer
Artist nationality:  |French
Date: ca. 1749
Medium: Carved and gilded oak; original silk-velvet upholstery and gold trim
Dimensions: Overall: 43 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (110.5 × 80 × 69.8 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession year: 1907