Staircase balustrade from Chesterfield House, London

probably ca. 1747

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512

Part of the grand staircase installed at Chesterfield about 1747, this belongs stylistically to the baroque tradition of ironworking.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Staircase balustrade from Chesterfield House, London
Date: probably ca. 1747
Culture: British
Medium: Wrought iron, Prussian-blue pigment, gilding
Dimensions: Assembled dim: H. (approx.) 35 ft. (10.675 m); H. of stair railings 2-3 ft. (61-91.4 cm); W. between rails 12 ft. (3.66 m); W. of top of stairs 8 ft. (2.44 m); H. of tread 4 in. (10.2 cm);
top rail: 36 1/2 × 76 × 3 1/2 in. (92.7 × 193 × 8.9 cm); Confirmed wt of conserved balcony railing: 185 lbs.

Crated components:
4 crates: 6 x 172 x 36 in. (15.2 x 436.9 x 91.4 cm)
1 crate: 6 x 131 x 34 in. (15.2 x 332.7 x 86.4 cm)
2 crates: 37 x 78 x 22 in. (94 x 198.1 x 55.9 cm)
1 crate: 38 x 77 x 20 in. (96.5 x 195.6 x 50.8 cm)
1 crate: 35 x 50 x 22 in. (88.9 x 127 x 55.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Iron
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward Pearce Casey Fund and Proceeds from Sales of Objects of Art, 1965
Object Number: 65.164
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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