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This and 187 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Prints: Different Works by LaLonde, Decorator and Designer, Part III.

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Print, Designs for Iron Railing and Balconies

This is a Print. It was designed by Richard de Lalonde and print maker: Jean-Baptiste Fay. It is dated 1780-1789 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on off-white laid paper. 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 signed

Lettered lower left, in plate: De la Londe del.; Lettered lower right, in plate: Fay Sculp.

It is inscribed

Printed upper left, in plate: 9e. C; Printed upper right, in plate: No.4; Inscribed in graphite, lower left, vertical, in margin: 177 / 1921-6-332 (178)

Cite this object as

Print, Designs for Iron Railing and Balconies; Designed by Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96); Print Maker: Jean-Baptiste Fay (active 1780 – 1790); France; etching on off-white laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-332-178

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