Jewelry Ensemble

“Corvisart” Desk Chair (ca. 1795)
Attributed to Georges Jacob after design by Charles Percier
Mahogany, copper, green leather

Chateaux de Malmaison et Bois-Preau, Rueil-Malmaison, France, Gift of Baron Rabusson-Corvisart, 1950, inv. M.M. 50.6.1.

From the exhibition: Charles Percier: Architecture and Design in an Age of Revolutions

Jewelry Ensemble (2017–2018)
Oumou Sy
Senegal
Silver, Gold, Fibers
11 x 10 x 2 inches

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Museum purchase with funds from the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund, 2017.80. Photograph: Randy Batista.

This object is on view in SIGHTLINES on Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts of Africa in the BGC Gallery from September 29–December 31, 2023.

Teapot with Chinese inscription

Bard Graduate Center Study Collection, Gift of Jeffrey Collins.