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1920

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Album, Album of Furniture Designs

This is a Album. It was designed by Radel, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, André-Jacob Roubo, Johann Rumpp, Jules-François Boucher le fils, A. Duval, Pierre Ranson, Jean-François de Neufforge, Aubert Henri Joseph A. Parent, Charles de Wailly, Richard de Lalonde and Jean-Charles Delafosse and published by Pierron and Sarazin and printed by Pierron and print maker: Auguste Péquégnot. It is dated 1849–66 and we acquired it in 1920. 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 has the following markings

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown

It is signed

Stamped in ink, upper right margin, recto of first upper cover flyleaf: CANAPE - BELZ; Letterpress on title page, lower center: D et Cie/ LIBRAIRIE GÉNÉRALE DE L’ARCHITECTURE ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS/ Ducher et Cie./ Éditeurs de la Société centrale des Architectes/ 51, rue des Écoles, 51/ PARIS

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: No. 306; letterpress on title page: RECUEIL DE SIÉGES/ Fauteuils – Canapés/ Chaises – Tabourets – Baignoires/ Berceaux - Lits de Repos - Etc. / Gravé en Fac-simile/ D’Après les Maitres/ Par/ PÉQUÉGNOT

Cite this object as

Album, Album of Furniture Designs; Designed by Johann Rumpp (German, active ca. 1760), André-Jacob Roubo (French, 1739–1791), Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695–1750), Radel (French), A. Duval (French, active 18th century), Gilles-Marie Oppenord (French, 1672–1742), Jules-François Boucher le fils (French, 1736 – 1782), Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786), Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734–1791), Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780–96), Aubert Henri Joseph A. Parent (French, 1753 - 1835), Charles de Wailly (French, 1730–1798), Jean-François de Neufforge (Flemish, 1714 – 1791); Printed by Pierron (French, active 1849 – 1866); Published by Sarazin; Print Maker: Auguste Péquégnot (French, 1819 – 1878); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-456

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