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| Title | Fauteuil, one of a set of four |
| Artist | Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené |
| Date | c. 1785 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Furniture | Gilding, wood, silk upholstery |
| Size: | 42 7/8 x 25 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (108.9 x 65.41 x 52.07 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Europe, France |
| Culture: | Europe, France |
| Physical Description: | One of a set of four arm chairs (fauteuil) with flat sheild shaped backs in carved and gilded wood. Top of back decorated with carved oak leaves, garlands, ribbons, acanthus leaves, interlaces and laurel leaves. Legs with twisted grooves. Traces of old labels and cachets of red wax. Upholstery in yellow silk, blue and cream designs of cupids, animals,leaves and draperies. |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of the Groves Foundation |
| Accession Number: | 83.146.4 |
| Artist: | Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené, French, Maitre 1769-1803 |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | French, Maitre 1769-1803 |
| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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