[Label text by Peter Thornton]
Four chairs
French (Paris); about 1785
Stamped 'G. Jacob' with a fleur-de-lys
Carved and gilt beechwood; modern upholstery
By the eminent chairmaker Georges Jacob who provided much furniture for the French royal household. These chairs were probably made for some luxurious closet belonging to a lady: the cupids' bows, quivers of arrows and wreaths of flowers would have made them particularly appropriate for such a setting at that period.
Jones Collection
Museum No. 1062 to C-1882 [1980]
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Four chairs
French (Paris); about 1785
Stamped 'G. Jacob' with a fleur-de-lys
Carved and gilt beechwood; modern upholstery
By the eminent chairmaker Georges Jacob who provided much furniture for the French royal household. These chairs were probably made for some luxurious closet belonging to a lady: the cupids' bows, quivers of arrows and wreaths of flowers would have made them particularly appropriate for such a setting at that period.
Jones Collection
Museum No. 1062 to C-1882 [1980] (en)
- This chair (one of a set of four and two armchairs) bears the stamp of the most fashionable Paris chair-maker of the late 18th century, Georges Jacob. One of his principal patrons was Louis XVI's queen, Marie-Antoinette, and he supplied her with several sets similar to this one in the 1780s, for various French royal palaces. The history of the present set is not known, but the carved decoration -- including Cupid's bows with quivers of arrows, and wreaths of flowers -- suggests that it was made for a lady's bedroom or boudoir.
The upholstery dates from the 1960s (although the webbing under the seat may be original), but its square profile is based on the style of upholstery fashionable in late 18th-century Paris. (en)
- Chair of carved and gilt walnut, carved decoration including cupid's bows with quivers of arrows, and wreaths of flowers, the upholstery of striped pink and yellow silk (modern)
On this chair, in place of a single arrow (pointing left on 1062&A-1882, and right on 1062B-1882), there are two arrow tails, without tips, facing in opposite directions. The left side of the wreath lies behind the trophy (as on 1062&A-1882). There are other differences -- partly changes of mind about the design and partly mistakes -- that suggest this may have been a pattern or trial chair (even though other sets by Jacob of very similar design may predate this one). (en)
- Chair, one of a set of four chairs and two armchairs, of carved and gilt walnut, the top rail carved with a wreath and a bow, with modern striped silk covers, by Georges Jacob, France, about 1785 (en)
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| - [Label text by Peter Thornton]
Four chairs
French (Paris); about 1785
Stamped 'G. Jacob' with a fleur-de-lys
Carved and gilt beechwood; modern upholstery
By the eminent chairmaker Georges Jacob who provided much furniture for the French royal household. These chairs were probably made for some luxurious closet belonging to a lady: the cupids' bows, quivers of arrows and wreaths of flowers would have made them particularly appropriate for such a setting at that period.
Jones Collection
Museum No. 1062 to C-1882 [1980] (en)
- This chair (one of a set of four and two armchairs) bears the stamp of the most fashionable Paris chair-maker of the late 18th century, Georges Jacob. One of his principal patrons was Louis XVI's queen, Marie-Antoinette, and he supplied her with several sets similar to this one in the 1780s, for various French royal palaces. The history of the present set is not known, but the carved decoration -- including Cupid's bows with quivers of arrows, and wreaths of flowers -- suggests that it was made for a lady's bedroom or boudoir.
The upholstery dates from the 1960s (although the webbing under the seat may be original), but its square profile is based on the style of upholstery fashionable in late 18th-century Paris. (en)
- Chair of carved and gilt walnut, carved decoration including cupid's bows with quivers of arrows, and wreaths of flowers, the upholstery of striped pink and yellow silk (modern)
On this chair, in place of a single arrow (pointing left on 1062&A-1882, and right on 1062B-1882), there are two arrow tails, without tips, facing in opposite directions. The left side of the wreath lies behind the trophy (as on 1062&A-1882). There are other differences -- partly changes of mind about the design and partly mistakes -- that suggest this may have been a pattern or trial chair (even though other sets by Jacob of very similar design may predate this one). (en)
- Chair, one of a set of four chairs and two armchairs, of carved and gilt walnut, the top rail carved with a wreath and a bow, with modern striped silk covers, by Georges Jacob, France, about 1785 (en)
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