Tapestry Room from Croome Court

Room after a design by Robert Adam  (British, Kirclady, Scotland 1728–1792 London)

Manufacturer:

Tapestries and furniture covers manufactured by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)

Factory director:

Factory administrator: Jacques Neilson (French, 1714–1788)

Designer:

Tapestry and seat furniture designs possibly by Jacques Germain Soufflot (French, Irancy 1713–1780 Paris)

Designer:

Tapestry medallions after designs by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)

Maker:

Furniture and curtain cornices made by William Ince (British, active ca. 1758/59–1794, died 1804)

Maker:

and John Mayhew (English, 1736–1811)

Maker:

for the firm Ince and Mayhew (British, London 1758/9–1811)

Designer:

Tapestry borders and seat covers designed by Maurice Jacques (French, 1712–1784)

Designer:

and Louis Tessier (French, 1719/20–1781)

Maker:

Chair rails and paneling carved by Sefferin Alken (active 1744, died ca. 1783)

Maker:

Plaster ceiling and cornice moldings by Joseph Rose (1746–1799)

Maker:

Chimneypiece by John Wildsmith (active 1757–69)

Maker:

with frieze carved by Joseph Wilton (British, London 1722–1803 London)

Maker:

Grate basket and fender by Thomas Blockley

Maker:

Doors by John Hobcraft

Maker:

Marquery commode made by Peter Langlois (French, active 1759–81, worked in England 1760–70)

Date:

1763–71

Culture:

British, Worcestershire with French (Gobelins) tapestry covers

Medium:

Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter)

Dimensions:

H. 27 ft. 1 in. (825.5 cm), W. 22 ft. 8 in. (690.9 cm), D. 13 ft. 10 3/4 in. (423.5 cm)

Classification:

(not assigned)

Credit Line:

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

Accession Number:

58.75.1–.22

This artwork is not on display

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