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Paneling (Mirror overpanel A)

Jacques Gaultier and Armand-Claude Mollet

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Carved, painted, and gilded wood paneling (boiserie) formed the main decoration of walls in important eighteenth-century rooms. This room was originally used as a bedroom or large cabinet in a private Parisian home at number 18 place Vendôme. In its original state, half of the room was paneled: the pier-glass, the window surrounds, and the fireplace wall. The back wall, where the bed was placed, was hung with fabric.

Not all of the paneling from this room has survived, but the present installation approximates the room's original configuration. Additional modern panels, discernible by their lack of gilding, replace the lost elements. The floor, though old, is not contemporary with the room.

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  • Title: Paneling (Mirror overpanel A)
  • Creator: Jacques Gaultier, Armand-Claude Mollet
  • Date Created: 1725–1726; 20th century additions
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 396.2 × 815.3 × 670.6 cm (156 × 321 × 264 in.)
  • Type: Wall paneling, room element
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Painted and gilded wood; brèche d'Alep mantlepiece; modern mirrored glass
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 71.DH.118
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Jacques Gaultier (French, active first half of the 18th century) and After designs of Armand-Claude Mollet (French, 1650 - 1742)
  • Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)
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