Armchair (one of a set of six)
Object type: Armchair
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British and French
Artist: Louis Tessier|John Mayhew|William Ince|Jacques Neilson|George William Coventry, 6th earl of Coventry|Maurice Jacques|Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins
Artist bio: French, 1719/20–1781|British, 1736–1811|British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804|French, 1714–1788|Croome Court, Worcestershire, England|French, 1712–1784|French, established 1662
Artist role: Designer|Maker|Maker|Maker|Patron|Designer|Manufactory
Artist nationality: French|British|British|French| |French|French
Date: 1769–71
Medium: Gilded fruitwood; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)
Dimensions: Overall: 41 1/2 × 28 × 28 1/2 in. (105.4 × 71.1 × 72.4 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture|Textiles-Tapestries
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958