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Plate 2, from "Book of Bannisters in the New Taste for Use by Locksmiths" (Cahier de Rampes dans le nouveau Goût à l'usage des Serruriers)

Publisher Jacques François Chereau French
18th century
Not on view
Plate 2 of a series of designs of bannisters for locksmiths. This plate is characterized by two designs of bannisters with crossing bars and decorations at their intersections.
The bars of the top design are crossing to form a series of lozenges places vertically in alternating sizes. The bannister also has a vase on its baluster.
The bottom design has bars that form horizontal lozenges within each other. The baluster presents an elongated torch.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate 2, from "Book of Bannisters in the New Taste for Use by Locksmiths" (Cahier de Rampes dans le nouveau Goût à l'usage des Serruriers)
  • Series/Portfolio: Book of Bannisters in the New Taste for Use by Locksmiths (Cahier de Rampes dans le nouveau Goût à l'usage des Serruriers)
  • Publisher: Jacques François Chereau (French, Paris 1742–1794 Paris)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (30.2 × 20.7 cm)
    Sheet: 14 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (37.3 × 23.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.608.142(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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