Ironwork Gate and Screen Design
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-410-20
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the ornate world of late 17th-century design with Jean Tijou *Ironwork Gate and Screen Design*1693), a captivating print from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Tou, a French Huguenot ironworker active 1689 to 1712, fled religious persecution to England, where he became a master of wrought iron craftsmanship. This piece, likely from his influential pattern book *A New Method Drawing Pass-Iron Work showcases his exquisite Baroque designs for grand gates and screens, blending French elegance with English grandeur. As a print—a revolutionary medium for disseminating architectural pat...