COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
TFC_.19155008
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Dates/Places:
17th-18th century
Creator Name-CRT:
French, 17th-18th Century -- Anonymous
Title:
Needlepoint Cover for one of Four Fauteuils Showing Grotesque Compositions on Beige or Blue Grounds
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
frames made in the late 19th or early 20th century; carved and gilt
Creation Start Date:
1867
Creation End Date:
1933
Creation Date:
covers 1675/1725 with additions dating from the second half of the 19th century
Creation Start Date:
1675
Creation End Date:
1725
Creation Date:
additions dating from the second half of the 19th century
Creation Start Date:
1850
Creation End Date:
1899
Materials and Techniques:
needlepoint worked in tent stitch with dyed wool or silk yarns on undyed linen canvas; frames made from carved and gilt beechwood
Classification Term:
Furniture
Style or Period:
French, 17th-18th Century
Dimensions:
H. 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm.)
Dimensions:
W. 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm.)
Dimensions:
D. 30 3/8 in. (76.9 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Frick Collection
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
15.5.8
Credit Line:
Henry Clay Frick Bequest
Copyright:
Licensed for non-commercial, educational use.
Related Document Description:
New York, The Frick Collection. A Guide to Works of Art on Exhibition [checklist]. 1997, n.p. New York, The Frick Collection. An Illustrated Catalogue. Vol.6 Furniture and Gilt Bronzes. [cat.]. 1992, pp.167-177.
Related Image Identifier Link:
TFC_.19155008.tif
