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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Pair of Stools

Pair of Stools

1786–87
(French, 1748–1803)
France, 18th century
carved and gilded wood
Overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1954.385
Location: 216B French and German

Description

These stools were made for the gaming room of Marie-Antoinette at the Chateau de Compiègne and later placed in the Chateau de Fontainebleau.
  • made for game room of Marie Antoinette at Compiègne, later placed in Fontainbleau. (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York).
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 322 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 158 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 158 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 190 archive.org
  • Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
  • {{cite web|title=Pair of Stools|url=false|author=Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené|year=1786–87|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.385