MakerAttributed to
François HervéFrench, active 1781–1796
DesignerPossibly designed by
Guillaume GaubertFrench, active London, c. 1785–1795
RetailerProbably supplied by
Henry HollandEnglish, 1745–1806
CultureFrench
Titles
- Pair of Bergères
Datec. 1791
MediumGiltwood
Dimensions38 × 29 × 30 in. (96.5 × 73.7 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2014.189.1-.2
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
Exhibition History“Comfort and the Eighteenth-Century Interior,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, September 13, 2014–February 1, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular printed sticker, on back leg: INVENTORY / ITEM NO: 2 / SUB / ITEM NO: 18
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Unknown English
c. 1779
Beech; various secondary woods, gilding, and upholstery (not original)
96.1079
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.2
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.1