Armchair (part of a set)
Object type: Armchair
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Georges Jacob|Philippe de Lasalle
Artist bio: French, Cheny 1739–1814 Paris|French, 1723–1804
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1785
Medium: Carved and gilded walnut; 18th-century embroidered silk-satin (not original to the frame)
Dimensions: Overall: 37 5/8 × 28 × 29 in. (95.6 × 71.1 × 73.7 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Accession year: 1958