Staircase balustrade from Chesterfield House, London
Object type: Staircase balustrade
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Date: probably ca. 1747
Medium: Wrought iron, Prussian-blue pigment, gilding
Dimensions: Assembled dim: H. (approx.) 35 ft. (10.675 m); H. of stair railings 2-3 ft. (61-91.4 cm); W. between rails 12 ft. (3.66 m); W. of top of stairs 8 ft. (2.44 m); H. of tread 4 in. (10.2 cm);
top rail: 36 1/2 × 76 × 3 1/2 in. (92.7 × 193 × 8.9 cm); Confirmed wt of conserved balcony railing: 185 lbs.

Crated components:
4 crates: 6 x 172 x 36 in. (15.2 x 436.9 x 91.4 cm)
1 crate: 6 x 131 x 34 in. (15.2 x 332.7 x 86.4 cm)
2 crates: 37 x 78 x 22 in. (94 x 198.1 x 55.9 cm)
1 crate: 38 x 77 x 20 in. (96.5 x 195.6 x 50.8 cm)
1 crate: 35 x 50 x 22 in. (88.9 x 127 x 55.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit line: Purchase, Edward Pearce Casey Fund and Proceeds from Sales of Objects of Art, 1965
Accession year: 1965