Tag: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun •Date: ca. 1770, with one modern panel •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved and painted oak •Dimensions: oHeight: 323½ (821.7) oWidth: 323½ (821.7) oDepth: 195¾ in. (497.2 cm) •Classification: Woodwork •Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1976 •Accession Number: 1976.91.1 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in… Continue reading IMG_2589

Combination Table •Maker: Martin Carlin (French, around Freiburg im Breisgau ca. 1730-1785 Paris) •Date: ca. 1775 •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Oak and pine veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, boxwood and ebony Carrara marble gilt-bronze mounts accessories of Sèvres porcelain, rock crystal, silver gilt, and lacquer •Dimensions: oOverall (Desk): 29 (Peak) × 27¾ (Width) × 16⅜… Continue reading IMG_2574

Boiserie from the Hôtel Lauzun •Date: ca. 1770, with one modern panel •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved and painted oak •Dimensions: oHeight: 323½ (821.7) oWidth: 323½ (821.7) oDepth: 195¾ in. (497.2 cm) •Classification: Woodwork •Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1976 •Accession Number: 1976.91.1 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in… Continue reading IMG_2675

Tester Bed (Lit à la Duchesse en Impériale) •Maker: Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739-1814 Paris) •Factory: Tapestry made at Beauvais •Artist: After a design by Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745-1811 Paris) •Date: ca. 1782-83 •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved, painted and gilded walnut, pine, and linden; iron hardware; silk and wool Beauvais tapestry; modern… Continue reading IMG_2657

Tester Bed (Lit à la Duchesse en Impériale) •Maker: Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739-1814 Paris) •Factory: Tapestry created at Beauvais •Artist: Following a style by Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745-1811 Paris) •Date: ca. 1782-83 •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved, painted and gilded walnut, pine, and linden iron components silk and wool Beauvais tapestry present… Continue reading IMG_2609