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Armchair upholstered with tapestry featuring a girl with a birdcage and bird net (petit oiselière) (back) and the fable of the rooster and the pearl (seat)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Armchair of gilded beechwood, resting on conically shaped legs. The chair belongs to a suite of furniture. On the upholstered curved seat rail and the upholstered oval back rail, scenes within floral wreaths are applied on a pink ground (Beauvais tapestry). See also: BK-16657-a/d and f.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineArmstoel bekleed met tapisserie met een meisje met vogelkooi en vogelnet (petit oiselière) (rug) en de fabel van de haan en de parel (zitting). c. 1755 - c. 1765. Manufacture Royale des Gobelins. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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