id:			131811
accession number:	1954.385
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.385
updated:		2023-08-24 11:35:26.301000

Pair of Stools, 1786–87. Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803). Carved and gilded wood; overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.385

title:				Pair of Stools
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1786–87
creation date earliest:		1786
creation date latest:		1787
current location:		216B French and German
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	carved and gilded wood
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)  - made by
became a Master in 1769
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measurements: Overall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)
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support materials:


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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Neo-classicism: Style and Motif
	opening date:   1964-09-23T04:00:00
	<i>Neo-classicism: Style and Motif</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	made for game room of Marie Antoinette at Compiègne, later placed in Fontainbleau.  (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York).
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


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wall description:
These stools were made for the gaming room of Marie-Antoinette at the Chateau de Compiègne and later placed in the Chateau de Fontainebleau.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 322
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n63

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 158
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n182

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 158
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n182

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 190
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n210

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IMAGES

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