File:Tapestry Room from Croome Court MET DP341274.jpg

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Armchair (one of a set of six) by John Mayhew, and William Ince, tapestry designed by Maurice Jacques, tapestry designed by Louis Tessier, tapestry woven at Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins, workshop of Jacques Neilson (MET, 58.75.20)

Summary

Tapestry Room from Croome Court (

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Artist

Room design:



Description	Scottish architect, archaeologist, politician and furniture designer Neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer
Date of birth/death	3 July 1728	3 March 1792
Location of birth/death	Kirkcaldy	London
Work period	1743 –1792
Work location	London; Edinburgh; Glasgow; Bath
Authority file	: Q312635 VIAF: 59122607 ISNI: 000000008343949X ULAN: 500008907 LCCN: n50035115 NLA: 35000935 WorldCat

Tapestries and furniture covers:

Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory

	Authority file	: Q732312 VIAF: 153301194 ISNI: 0000000121882661 ULAN: 500034110 LCCN: n50055338 SUDOC: 029888891 WorldCat

Workshop director:

Jacques Neilson (1714–1788)
Alternative names	James Neilson
Description	French artist, tapestry weaver and manufactory director
Date of birth/death	1714	1788
Location of birth/death	London	Paris
Authority file	: Q84807750 VIAF: 96540700 ULAN: 500115916

General tapestry design:



Alternative names	Jacques-Germain Soufflot
Description	French architect
Date of birth/death	22 July 1713	29 August 1780
Location of birth/death	Irancy	Paris
Work location	France
Authority file	: Q550244 VIAF: 64012035 ISNI: 0000000081428922 ULAN: 500020221 LCCN: n81144050 WGA: s/soufflot WorldCat

Tapestry medallions design:



Description	French painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, illustrator, etcher and drawer
Date of birth/death	29 September 1703	30 May 1770
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work period	from 1720 until 1770 date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Paris (1720–1770), Northern Netherlands (1766)
Authority file	: Q180932 VIAF: 66517093 ISNI: 0000000121373066 ULAN: 500032143 LCCN: n50042112 NLA: 35020625 WorldCat

Furniture and cornices:

William Ince (1737–1804)
Description	furniture maker
Date of birth/death	31 March 1737 (baptised)	January 1804
Authority file	: Q121008106 ULAN: 500010618

Furniture and cornices:

John Mayhew (1736–1811)
Description	furniture maker
Date of birth/death	21 February 1736	11 May 1811
Location of birth	London
Authority file	: Q120692887 ULAN: 500017184

Seat covers:

Maurice Jacques (1712–1784)
Description	painter, drawer and tapestry designer
Date of birth/death	1712	26 March 1784
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris (1756–1780)
Authority file	: Q37822599 VIAF: 95689125 ISNI: 0000000068930854 ULAN: 500001416 GND: 1235979431 BNF: 169353335

Seat covers:

Louis Tessier (1719–1781)
Alternative names	Tessier; Louis Teissier
Description	French painter and drawer
Date of birth/death	circa 1719	14 December 1781
Location of birth/death		Paris
Work period	1740 –1781
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q42097864 VIAF: 49154607 ISNI: 0000000082282013 ULAN: 500004194 LCCN: nr2001016171 GND: 137150555 WorldCat

Chair rails and paneling:

Sefferin Alken (1717–1782)
Alternative names	Sefferein Alken
Description	engraver
Date of birth/death	1717 (in Julian calendar)	1782
Authority file	: Q18734854 VIAF: 81382292 Oxford Dict.: 65030 GND: 137151136

Plaster ceiling and cornice moldings:

Joseph Rose (1745–1799)
Alternative names	Joseph, II Rose; Mr. Joseph Rose; Joseph, Junior Rose; Joseph II Rose; Junior Joseph Rose; junior Joseph Rose
Description	plastering
Date of birth/death	1745	11 February 1799
Authority file	: Q30544612 VIAF: 96599326 ULAN: 500124328 RKD: 68229

Chimneypiece:Creator:John Wildsmith

Chimneypiece frieze:



Alternative names	Wilton; Mr. Wilton
Description	English sculptor
Date of birth/death	16 July 1722	25 November 1803
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London (1755); Paris (1744–1747); Rome (1747–1755); Florence (1747–1755)
Authority file	: Q6288018 VIAF: 5838828 ISNI: 0000000066799370 ULAN: 500118928 LCCN: no2020036289 WGA: w/wilton WorldCat

Grate basket and fender:Creator:Thomas Blockley Doors:Creator:John Hobcraft

Marquetry commode:Creator:Peter Langlois

Title

Tapestry Room from Croome Court

Description

British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry; Period room; Woodwork

Date

1763–71

Medium

Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Accession number

58.75.1–.22

Credit line

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

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