Child's Throne (1822): Art, History and Details

Child's Throne (1822) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This chair was made for the young, presumed successor to the French throne who ruled briefly as Henri V in 1830, the last of the direct Bourbon line. He is depicted at the center of the top rail protected by female figures representing France and Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. Fleurs-de-lis and the Gallic rooster, symbols of French royalty and the French people, decorate the upholstery.

Object facts

• Title: Child's Throne
• Date: 1822
• Creator attribution: Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832)
• Culture: France, Paris
• Type: Furniture and woodwork
• Technique: carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery
• Dimensions: Overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
• Collection: Furniture
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1988.58

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• “The Year in Review for 1988.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75.

View the collection record

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