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Regency chest of drawers
Unknown / Inconnu1750/1760
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
This black walnut Regency chest of drawers was probably made in France. It was among the furnishings of the Château de Vaudreuil, in Montreal, home of Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, Governor of New France from 1755 to 1760. When he was forced to surrender Montreal to General Amherst on September 8, 1760, he returned to France and sold his residence and his seigneuries in Vaudreuil and Rigaud to his cousin Michel Chartier, Marquis de Lotbinière.
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- Title: Regency chest of drawers
- Creator: Unknown / Inconnu
- Creator Lifespan: Unknown / Inconnue - Unknown / Inconnue
- Date: 1750/1760
- Type: Commode, Chest of drawers
- Titre: Commode de style Régence
- Description: Cette commode de style Régence en noyer noir a probablement été fabriquée en France. Elle faisait partie du mobilier du Château de Vaudreuil à Montréal, la résidence de Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil, gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France de 1755 à 1760. Forcé de livrer Montréal au général Amherst le 8 septembre 1760, il se rend en France et vend son château ainsi que ses seigneuries de Vaudreuil et de Rigaud à son cousin Michel Chartier, marquis de Lotbinière.
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Southam, Don de Mrs. Southam
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M14500
- Medium: Black walnut, brass, Noyer noir, laiton
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