Fireplace (Chimney Piece and Mantel) Design
date: label: Date
content: 1712
name: label: Publisher
content: François II de Poilly, French, 1666 – 1741
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: An interior wall elevation with a fireplace (chimney piece and mantel) to the right and wall paneling (boiseries) to the left. The backplate features a blank coat of arms. The over mantel design is split with two different designs offered. A wall sconce with two candles to the right. The designs feature moldings, running patterns, diaper pattern, palmettes, scrolling acanthus leaves, and fleurons. The paneling to the left includes a dado level, and horizontal panels and frames, with similar motifs, including rosettes, roundels, and strapwork.
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: 1921-6-386-2
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