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Armchair (Bergère)
Creator
Georges JacobFrench Artist · 1739–1814
All works by this person →Despite his humble origins, Georges Jacob rose to become one of the most renowned *menuisiers* of his day. Unlike many artisans who joined their fathers or brothers in the middle-class family trade of furniture making, Jacob was from a peasant family and moved to Paris at sixteen to begin his career. He apprenticed in a joinery workshop and eventually became a master in 1765. He developed a reputa
More on Getty ULAN- Date
- about 1770/1772 or early 1780s
- Medium
- Walnut, painted and varnished, and beech; silk, linen, hemp, and horsehair upholstery with swan- and goose-down feather stuffing; silk trim; iron tacks and gilt-brass nails
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 46e32b9c-39f5-4ebf-be98-d8368cd6a54d
From the Getty Museum record
Remarkably, this armchair still bears its original painted surface and silk upholstery. In fact, the chair looks very much as it did when delivered to its first owner in the late 1700s. Though the varnish on the wood has yellowed and the worn textile cover has gently faded, the finish and materials have endured without refurbishment or reupholstering. The armchair was part of a set that comprised five large armchairs, four long settees, and six smaller chairs. The group was dispersed in 1794, and none of the other surviving pieces preserves its original appearance. This armchair, therefore, is a rare and important source of information about French seat furniture made toward the end of the 1700s.
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