Design for an Andiron
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-332-107
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for an Andiron *Richard de Lalonde, French active 1780–, 1780–1789* *Print, Smithsonian American Art Museum* into the refined world of late 18th-century French arts with Richard de Lalonde's *Design for an Andiron Created between 1780 and1789, this print a conceptual drawing for an andiron—one a pair of metal stands that propped up firewood in grand fireplaces, blending utility with opulent ornamentation. As a designer active during France's Louis XVI era, Lalonde contributed to the era's elegant furnishings, where such objects symbolized wealth and taste among the aristocracy. ...