Staircase balustrade from Chesterfield House, London

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

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Edward Pearce Casey Fund and Proceeds from Sales of Objects of Art, 1965

Accession Number

65.164