Detail View: The AMICA Library: Settee

AMICA ID: 
MMA_.1974.356.121
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; German
Creator Name-CRT: 
German
Title: 
Settee
Title Type: 
Object name
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
18th century (ca. 1761-68)
Creation Start Date: 
1761
Creation End Date: 
1768
Materials and Techniques: 
Carved, painted, and gilded limewood
Classification Term: 
Woodwork-Furniture
Dimensions: 
H. 43 in. (109.2 cm), W. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm), D. 25 1/4 in. (64.1 cm)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
1974.356.121
Credit Line: 
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Rights: 
Context: 

In Germany the Rococo style was based on French prototypes and enriched by native Baroque traditions. This extraordinary piece is part of a set of four side chairs, two armchairs, and two settees made for the Franckenstein Pavilion in the gardens of Seehof Castle, near Bamberg.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
MMA_.es1974.356.121.R.tif