Armchair, by Georges Jacob, about 1785, France (Paris), gilded walnut with modern upholstery. Museum no. 1063-1882, © Victoria and Albert Museum, London http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/galleries/level-0/rooms-3-and-2-city-and-commerce,-17201780/ |
John Jones was a businessman who in 1882 left his large collection of fine and decorative arts to the Museum ‘for the benefit of the nation’. This generous gift now forms the foundation of the 18th-century French decorative arts collections in the Europe 1600-1815 galleries. Other objects from his collection can be found throughout the V&A.
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