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

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1920

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

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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 published by Claude Niquet, Dubois and Gaspard Duchange and print maker: J.J. Balechor and Marie-Jeanne Renard Du Bos. 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.

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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