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This and 45 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Album of Prints from Various Series Published by Jean Mariette.

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Print, Decoration d'une Porte à placards à doubles ventaux

This is a Print. It was published by Jean Mariette. It is dated 1686-1742 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching and engraving on 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 inscribed

Printed upper center, in plate: Decoration d'une Porte à placards à doubles ventaux, separés par un pilastre montant et logés dans une / même arcade, et sous un même Couronnemens. / Ces sortes de Portes dont il n'y a qu'une des parties qui s'ouvre, l'autre partie servant d'armoire, où restant un simple lambris, sont presentement / en usage dans les grands lieux, et par leur moyen l'on peut eviter d'interrompre l'enfilade des Portes d'un appartement, quand on s'y trouve forcé par certai- / nes sujetions ' l'on peut encore s'en servir pour simmetriser dans un grand Sallon avec la Porte principale qui y donne entrée.; Printed lower left, in plate: Mariette excudit; Inscribed in sepia ink, upper right, in plate: 17; Inscribed in graphite, upper right, in margin: 18; Inscribed in graphite, lower right, in margin: 1921-6-243(18)

Cite this object as

Print, Decoration d'une Porte à placards à doubles ventaux; Published by Jean Mariette (1660–1742); France; etching and engraving on laid paper; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-243-18

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