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Source Description
These chairs belong to a suite that includes a settee (also in the CMA’s collection) and a tapestry made for a count and countess to mark their wedding in 1717. Furniture of this scale was usually placed against the wall in grand reception halls, more as a display of wealth than for use. Upholstered in Savonnerie tapestries, this suite was among the most treasured and expensive example anyone could own and typically reserved for royalty. <br> <br>To add decorative and intellectual interest to the textiles, weavers incorporated symbols depicting various stories from the <em>Fables of Jean de La Fontaine</em>, published from 1668 to 1694 and largely adapted from Aesop and other early storytellers.
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Document identity
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125221
label
Armchair (2 of 4)
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object
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Source metadata
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125221
contentType
object
title
Armchair (2 of 4)
description
These chairs belong to a suite that includes a settee (also in the CMA’s collection) and a tapestry made for a count and countess to mark their wedding in 1717. Furniture of this scale was usually placed against the wall in grand reception halls, more as a display of wealth than for use. Upholstered in Savonnerie tapestries, this suite was among the most treasured and expensive example anyone could own and typically reserved for royalty. <br> <br>To add decorative and intellectual interest to the textiles, weavers incorporated symbols depicting various stories from the <em>Fables of Jean de La Fontaine</em>, published from 1668 to 1694 and largely adapted from Aesop and other early storytellers.
date
before 1717
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778874
creators
11823
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
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France, 18th century
accession
1947.183.3
Source extras
tec
carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp
tombstone
Armchair (2 of 4), before 1717. Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627). Carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp; overall: 121.9 x 70.5 x 55.3 cm (48 x 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.183.3
collection
Furniture
formerAccessionNumbers
1947.185
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 286
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 132-133
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John L. Severance Fund
galleryDonorText
Samuel Rosenthal Family Gallery
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2026-05-29 06:28:00.751000
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125221
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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carved wood, Savonnerie knotted-pile (symmertrical rug knot) upholstery; wool, hemp
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gender unknown
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