Lit à la Panurge
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786
label: Print Maker
content: Jacques Juillet, French, 1739- after 1784
label: Publisher
content: Esnauts et Rapilly, French, active 1766 – 1804
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two designs for four-poster canopy beds. Above, a view from the side of the full bed. The canopy (baldachin) is topped with feathered hat finials, and acanthus leaf clasps. The bed curtains are tied to the poles with bows. The headboard and footboards are the same height, the back of the board is upholstered with floral motifs, hanging festoons of flowers, and the frame is carved with an acanthus leaf clasp and feathered hats. Below, a design for a four-poster bed, detailed view of the bed without the canopy visible. The bed linen features floral motifs, hanging tassels, and rosettes. The headboard and footboard are the same height and feature feathered hats. A scale below each design. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
place: 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: 1921-6-395-18
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