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Balcony Balustrade, Model GI Railing

This is a railing. It was designed by Hector Guimard and manufactured by Saint Dizier Foundry. It is dated Designed 1905 and we acquired it in 2011. Its medium is cast iron. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Members' Acquisitions Fund of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum .

Print, Der Küss (The Kiss), from Pan, vol. 4, no. 2, 1898

Print, Der Küss (The Kiss), from Pan, vol. 4, no. 2, 1898
woodcut on thin cream japan paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2005-13-1

Poster, Tropon est l'aliment le plus concentré (Tropon, the most concentrated food supplement)

Poster, Tropon est l'aliment le plus concentré (Tropon, the most...
lithograph on wove paper, lined.
Museum purchase through gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie III, Marilyn....
2007-2-1

Writing Desk (Italy)
joined, bent and turned fruitwood, inlaid with brass, white metal and....
Gift of John Goodwin.
1963-29-1

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Drawing, Textile Design: Honeysuckle and Hollyhocks, 1897–98
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream wove paper.
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2012-15-1

Balcony Grille (France), ca. 1700
wrought iron.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1908-26-120

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 50.8 × 83.8 × 4 cm (20 in. × 33 in. × 1 9/16 in.) Framed H x W x D: 50.8 × 83.8 × 4 cm (20 in. × 33 in. × 1 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on reverse (in three places): "GI"

Cite this object as

Balcony Balustrade, Model GI Railing; Designed by Hector Guimard ((French, 1867–1942)); Manufactured by Saint Dizier Foundry (France); France; cast iron; H x W x D: 50.8 × 83.8 × 4 cm (20 in. × 33 in. × 1 9/16 in.) Framed H x W x D: 50.8 × 83.8 × 4 cm (20 in. × 33 in. × 1 9/16 in.); Museum purchase from the Members' Acquisitions Fund of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum ; 2011-28-1

Accession Number 2011-28-1
Object ID 18794821