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Designer:
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96  Search this
Print Maker:
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831  Search this
Publisher:
Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794  Search this
Medium:
Etching on off-white laid paper
Object Name:
Print
Type:
Print
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1785-1788
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Three bands of border designs, stacked horizontally on the page. The top border, with cross-section on the right, is comprised of a row of repeating motifs of conical forms and leaves, above a row of lancet leaves; the middle border, features stylized leaves interspersed with a conical feature; the bottom border, also with cross-section on the right, has egg-and-dart ornamentation at its top band. The plate is signed and numbered.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-278-5
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq436a60952-d6e6-4039-8508-edf5b426047c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-278-5