Armchair

c.1740

René Cresson

René Cresson (French, c. 1705–c. 1749)

Decorative Art and Design

Armchair, c.1740. René Cresson (French, c. 1705–c. 1749). Carved wood, cane; overall: 95.6 x 70.5 x 60 cm (37 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1928.212

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Cresson, René
Classification: Furniture and woodwork
Formatted Medium: carved wood, cane
Medium: carved, wood, cane
Dimensions: Overall: 95.6 x 70.5 x 60 cm (37 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed underneath on strip across back: "CRESSON LAINE" (the trademark for René Cresson).
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
Accession Number: 1928.212
Credit Line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Exhibitions: Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 216B French and German