Designer:

Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96  Search this

Print Maker:

Mathieu Nicolas Goulet de Saint-Morien, French, active late 18th c.  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:

1775-1788

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Two doorknocker designs with two rosette variations in between. The doorknocker on the left has a top joint with stylized acanthus leaves, and a shell with floral garland at the base. The doorknocker on the right has a top joint with a pinecone, and a base adorned with a handled vase, beaded garland, and rosettes on the side, surrounded by bead course and set within scrolls. The plate is signed and numbered.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-330-140

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46a49b314-22e0-42de-9b54-83b66268dea4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-330-140