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Source 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.
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Document identity
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154245
label
Child's Throne
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
154245
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object
title
Child's Throne
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.
date
1822
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79941023
creators
5810
genreSpecific
Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
cul
France, Paris
accession
1988.58
Source extras
tec
carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery
tombstone
Child's Throne, 1822. Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.58
collection
Furniture
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?]
citations
citation
“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 60; Mentioned: p. 68, no. 18
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:59:12.949000
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154245
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery
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male
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photo
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