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Music stool
Made by: Sebastian Erard (French, 1752–1831)
English
about 1810
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (51.4 x 49.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Wood Brock
Accession Number2010.1043
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture
This music stool imitating black and gold lacquer was made by the renowned French instrument maker and inventor Sebastian Erard. This stool, accompanied by a matching duet music stand, was previously owned by Gerald Wellesley (1885–1972), 7th Duke of Wellington, whose collection of Regency furniture helped to revive interest in Thomas Hope in the early twentieth century.
DescriptionThis music stool imitating black and gold lacquer was made by the renowned French instrument maker and inventor Sebastian Erard. This stool, accompanied by a matching duet music stand, was previously owned by Gerald Wellesley (1885–1972), 7th Duke of Wellington, whose collection of Regency furniture helped to revive interest in Thomas Hope in the early twentieth century.
Marks
Heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales
ProvenanceGerald Wellesley (b. 1885 - d. 1972), 7th Duke of Wellington; by descent within the family; sold by the descendants of Wellesley to H. Blairman and Sons, London. About 2002, acquired on the London art market by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2010, year-end gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2010)