A chimneypiece from Saintonge

Author

Meyer, Daniel

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Metropolitan Museum journal. 1990, Vol. 25, p. 27-32, 8 ill.

ISSN

0077-8958

Abstract (en)

Presents information concerning the provenance of the 17th c. French chimneypiece in the Louis XIV bedchamber in the Metropolitan Museum, New York: identifies the material as limestone from Saintonge and the chimneypiece as one that was in the Château du Chay in Chérac until 1910.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Furniture -- France
• Fireplaces
• France
• 1600-1700
• Saintonge (FRA)
• Limestone
• Château du Chay||Chérac (FRA)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Architecture
• Collections

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Mobilier -- France
• Cheminée
• France
• 1600-1700
• Saintonge (FRA)
• Calcaire
• Château du Chay||Chérac (FRA)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Architecture
• Collections

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00459039

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