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Child's Throne

1822

Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune

(French, 1832)

France, Paris, 19th century

Carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery

Overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1988.58

Location

not on view

Description

This chair was made for the young, presumed successor to the French throne who ruled briefly as Henri V in 1830, the last of the direct Bourbon line. He is depicted at the center of the top rail protected by female figures representing France and Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. Fleurs-de-lis and the Gallic rooster, symbols of French royalty and the French people, decorate the upholstery.

Inscriptions

Inscription

inscribed with stencils inside back rail: BLONDEL TAPISSIER/RUE ST. ANTOINE N 72 1822 inscribed in ink lower edge back rail: 12 JANVIER 18[22?]

Provenance
made for Henri V, last of the direct Bourbon line (b. 1820). (Mrs. Caroline Imbert, Zurich).
Exhibition history

The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).

Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1988.58