Album of Decorative Ironwork Designs for Gates, Balustrades, and Altar Rails
date: label: Date
content: 1775–87
name: label: Designer
content: Caillouet, French, mid-18th century
label: Print Maker
content: Augustin Nicolas Foin, French, 1726–c. 1759
label: Print Maker
content: de Saint-Morien, French, active 18th century
label: Publisher
content: Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Album of decorative ironwork designs. The designs include garden and church gates, church altar (communion) rails, and balcony and staircase balustrades. Some designs feature royal and religious iconography. The plates are signed and numbered.
place: label: made in
content: France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-514
objectType: label: Type
content: albums (bound) & books
label: Object Name
content: Album
label: Type
content: Album
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0