ON VIEW AT THE MET
Armchair (bergère en cabriolet), 1788
Jean–Baptiste–Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)
Carved, painted, and gilded walnut; H. 39 x W. 27 1/4 x D. 25 1/4 in. (99.1 x 69.2 x 64.1 cm)
Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1941 (41.205.2)
Armchair (part of a large set), 1753
Nicolas–Quinibert Foliot (French, 1706–1776)
Carved and gilded beechwood, covered with the original silk and wool Beauvais tapestry covers; H. 41 7/8 x W. 30 1/2 x D. 25 1/2 in. (106.4 x 77.5 x 64.8 cm)
The frame: Purchase, Martha Baird Rockefeller Gift, 1966 (66.60.2)
The tapestry covers: Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1935 (35.145.26a, .25b, .23c,d)
Armchair (bergère en cabriolet) (one of a pair), ca. 1760–70
Stamped by Claude–Louis Burgat (French, 1717–before 1782)
Carved and gilded beechwood; H. 34 1/2 x W. 23 X D. 22 in. (87.6 x 58.4 x 55.9 cm)
The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 (1982.60.89)
Brocaded silk, 1760s
French
Silk and metal thread; 41 x 21 1/4 in. (104.1 x 54 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1969 (69.79.3)
