id:			154245
accession number:	1988.58
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.58
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:35.473000

Child's Throne, 1822. Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832). Carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery; overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1988.58

title:				Child's Throne
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creation date:			1822
creation date earliest:		1822
creation date latest:		1822
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, Paris, 19th century
technique:	carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Furniture
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed with stencils inside back rail: BLONDEL TAPISSIER/RUE ST.  ANTOINE N 72 
                                                                         1822
inscribed in ink lower edge back rail: 12 JANVIER 18[22?]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Rococo, Revolution, Restoration
	opening date:   1989-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Rococo, Revolution, Restoration</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).

	title:		Gallery One 2012
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Gallery One 2012</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	made for Henri V, last of the direct Bourbon line (b. 1820).  (Mrs. Caroline Imbert, Zurich).
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wall description:
This chair was made for the young, presumed successor to the French throne who ruled briefly as Henri V in 1830, the last of the direct Bourbon line. He is depicted at the center of the top rail protected by female figures representing France and Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. Fleurs-de-lis and the Gallic rooster, symbols of French royalty and the French people, decorate the upholstery.
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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

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