COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.58.75.1-22
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MMA_.58.75.1-22
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Architecture
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Architecture
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Adam, Robert
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Adam, Robert
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Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1728-1792
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1728-1792
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Room designed by Robert Adam
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Room designed by Robert Adam
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
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Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
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false
Creator Role:
Manufacturer
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Manufacturer
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Tapestries and furniture covers manufactured by Gobelins: Royal Manufactory
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Tapestries and furniture covers manufactured by Gobelins: Royal Manufactory
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Wildsmith, John
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Wildsmith, John
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Creator Role:
Sculptor
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Sculptor
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
flourished 1757-1769
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flourished 1757-1769
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chimneypiece by John Wildsmith with frieze carved by Joseph Wilton
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Chimneypiece by John Wildsmith with frieze carved by Joseph Wilton
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Wilton, Joseph
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Wilton, Joseph
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Creator Role:
Sculptor
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Sculptor
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1722-1803
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1722-1803
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Creator Name-CRT:
Joseph Wilton
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Joseph Wilton
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Blockley, Thomas
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Blockley, Thomas
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Grate basket and fender by Thomas Blockley
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Grate basket and fender by Thomas Blockley
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false
Creator Name:
Alken, Sefferin
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Alken, Sefferin
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false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
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Creator Dates/Places:
working 1744; died ca. 1783
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working 1744; died ca. 1783
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Creator Name-CRT:
Chair rails and paneling carved by Sefferin Alken
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Chair rails and paneling carved by Sefferin Alken
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Creator Name:
Ince, William
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Ince, William
Creator Name
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Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
working ca. 1758/59-1794
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working ca. 1758/59-1794
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Furniture made by William Ince and John Mayhew
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Furniture made by William Ince and John Mayhew
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Jacques, Maurice
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Jacques, Maurice
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
ca. 1712-1784
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ca. 1712-1784
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Creator Name-CRT:
Tapestry borders and seat covers designed by Maurice Jacques and Louis Tessier
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Tapestry borders and seat covers designed by Maurice Jacques and Louis Tessier
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false
Creator Name:
Mayhew, John
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Mayhew, John
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
died 1811
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died 1811
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
John Mayhew
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John Mayhew
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Tessier, Louis
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Tessier, Louis
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1719/20-1781
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1719/20-1781
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false
Creator Name-CRT:
Louis Tessier
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Louis Tessier
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false
Creator Name:
Boucher, François
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Boucher, François
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Creator Role:
After a design by
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After a design by
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Creator Dates/Places:
1703-1770
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1703-1770
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false
Creator Name-CRT:
Tapestry medallions after designs by François Boucher
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Tapestry medallions after designs by François Boucher
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false
Creator Name:
Neilson, Jacques
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Neilson, Jacques
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Factory administrator
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Factory administrator
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1714-1788
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1714-1788
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false
Creator Name-CRT:
Factory administrator: Jacques Neilson
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Factory administrator: Jacques Neilson
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Soufflot, Jean-Germain
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Soufflot, Jean-Germain
Creator Name
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1713-1780
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1713-1780
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Creator Name-CRT:
Tapestry and seat furniture designs possibly by Jean-Germain Soufflot
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Tapestry and seat furniture designs possibly by Jean-Germain Soufflot
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Rose, Joseph
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Rose, Joseph
Creator Name
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1746-1799
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1746-1799
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Creator Name-CRT:
Plaster ceiling and cornice moldings by Joseph Rose
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Plaster ceiling and cornice moldings by Joseph Rose
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Tapestry Room from Croome Court
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Tapestry Room from Croome Court
Title
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View:
Alternate View
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Alternate View
View
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Creation Date:
18th century (ca. 1760-69)
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18th century (ca. 1760-69)
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1760
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1760
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1769
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1769
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel, tapestry
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Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel, tapestry
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Classification Term:
Woodwork
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Woodwork
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
H. 27 ft. 1 in. (825.5 cm), W. 22 ft. 8 in. (690.9 cm), D. 13 ft. 10 3/4 in. (423.5 cm)
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H. 27 ft. 1 in. (825.5 cm), W. 22 ft. 8 in. (690.9 cm), D. 13 ft. 10 3/4 in. (423.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
58.75.1-22
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58.75.1-22
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
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Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Robert Adam replaced Lancelot ('Capability') Brown as architect to the sixth earl of Coventry, whose country seat was Croome Court, near Worcester. With its ornamented wheel molding and garlanded trophies, the ceiling of the Tapestry Room, designed by Adam in 1763, is an example of his vigorous early style.
The tapestries on the walls and the seating furniture were woven in the workshop of Jacques Neilson at the royal Gobelins manufactory, Paris. The medallions, after designs by François Boucher, portray scenes from classical myths symbolizing the elements. The borders were designed by Maurice Jacques. Commissioned in 1763, the tapestries were installed in 1771.
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<P>Robert Adam replaced Lancelot ('Capability') Brown as architect to the sixth earl of Coventry, whose country seat was Croome Court, near Worcester. With its ornamented wheel molding and garlanded trophies, the ceiling of the Tapestry Room, designed by Adam in 1763, is an example of his vigorous early style.</P> <P>The tapestries on the walls and the seating furniture were woven in the workshop of Jacques Neilson at the royal Gobelins manufactory, Paris. The medallions, after designs by François Boucher, portray scenes from classical myths symbolizing the elements. The borders were designed by Maurice Jacques. Commissioned in 1763, the tapestries were installed in 1771.</P>
Context
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MMA_.es58.75.1-.23.AV1.tif
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MMA_.es58.75.1-.23.AV1.tif
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