Designs for Three Sections of Balcony Balustrades for the City Hall in Nancy
date: label: Date
content: 1767–68
name: label: Designer
content: Jean Lamour, French, 1698–1771
label: Print Maker
content: Dominique Collin, French, 1725 – 1781
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Designs for three sections of balcony balustrades for the City Hall in Nancy, decorated with rococo ornament and motifs such as acanthus leaves, fleurons, shells, fretwork, trophies, the Royal Polish coat of arms and a monogram. Below each desing is the shape of the balcony as seen from above with the description lettered within. The plate is signed.
place: label: published in
content: Nancy, 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: 1921-6-210-5
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 45.2 x 60.5 cm (17 13/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Platemark: 41.6 x 52.9 cm (16 3/8 x 20 13/16 in.)