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date: label: Date
content: mid- 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759
label: Print Maker
content: Pierre Filloeul, French, b. 1696–after 1754
label: Publisher
content: Pierre Roguié, French, ca. 1713– after 1753
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A plate from a series of singerie scenes after Huet. A monkey walks across a tightrope attached to poles on either side. He holds a long stick for balance. A second monkey, to his left, is hanging from the rope. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
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: 1921-6-320-4
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