[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]