Lit a l’Impériale a Colonne
date: label: Date
content: 1779-90
name: label: Designer
content: Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786
label: Print Maker
content: Jacques Juillet, French, 1739- after 1784
label: Publisher
content: Le Campion Frères, French, 1769 – 1790
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Design for a four-poster canopy bed (baldachin) (side view) with upholstered headboard. The canopy is topped with a crown and feather finials and the bed curtains are drawn back and tied to the front posts. The bed skirt is decorated with a striped pattern and hanging textiles with tassels and bows. 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: 1921-6-395-64
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