. "[Label text by Peter Thornton]\n\nFour chairs\nFrench (Paris); about 1785\nStamped 'G. Jacob' with a fleur-de-lys\n\nCarved and gilt beechwood; modern upholstery\n\nBy 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.\n\nJones Collection\nMuseum No. 1062 to C-1882 [1980]"@en . . .