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Designer:
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768  Search this
Print Maker:
Karl Albert von Lespilliez, 1723–1796  Search this
Publisher:
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780  Search this
Medium:
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
Platemark: 35.6 x 22.8 cm (14 x 9 in.)
Sheet: 44 x 28.6 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Type:
interiors
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Germany
Published in:
Paris, France
Date:
1745
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for the doors of a carriage entrance. The doors are decorated with ornament motifs including dolphins and baby tritons with a rocaille clasp at the top. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1921-6-285-77
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/kq4150f5ac8-fbca-439b-b388-c8c4d40eb75c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-285-77