This object is the first item in a set that contains 39 objects.

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1920

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2024

  • You found it!

Album, Livre D’Ornemens, de Fleurons, Cadres, Tables, Portes, Cheminées, Consoles, Portemontres, Buffets, Cartouches, Lampes d’Eglises, Encensoires, Navettes, Croix, Soleils, &c. Gravé par J.J. Balechou. Utile aux jeunes gens qui apprennent à dessiner l’Ornemt. et. Aux Artistes chargés dexecuter de pareils Ouvrages.

This is a Album. It was designed by Jacques Fouquet and Thomas Laine and print maker: Marie-Jeanne Renard Du Bos and J.J. Balechor and published by Claude Niquet, Dubois and Gaspard Duchange. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is an album of prints bound in a quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides, lettering piece on the spine and printed ex-libris pasted onto the upper pastedown.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is inscribed

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 19.

Cite this object as

Album, Livre D’Ornemens, de Fleurons, Cadres, Tables, Portes, Cheminées, Consoles, Portemontres, Buffets, Cartouches, Lampes d’Eglises, Encensoires, Navettes, Croix, Soleils, &c. Gravé par J.J. Balechou. Utile aux jeunes gens qui apprennent à dessiner l’Ornemt. et. Aux Artistes chargés dexecuter de pareils Ouvrages.; Designed by Thomas Laine, Jacques Fouquet (French, active 1685 – 1704); Print Maker: J.J. Balechor (1716 – 1764), Marie-Jeanne Renard Du Bos (French, active early 18th century); Published by Claude Niquet (French, active ca. 1769 – after 1831), Dubois (French, active ca. 1769), Gaspard Duchange; an album of prints bound in a quarter leather binding with marbled paper sides, lettering piece on the spine and printed ex-libris pasted onto the upper pastedown.; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-236

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