id:			140384
accession number:	1964.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.33
updated:		2023-08-23 21:54:23.815000

Door Knocker from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio, c. 1840. Jonathan Goldsmith (American, 1783–1847), and Lewis Firm (American). Brass; overall: 14.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Philip A. Child 1964.33

title:				Door Knocker from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio
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creation date:			c. 1840
creation date earliest:		1835
creation date latest:		1845
current location:		205 Federal American
creditline:			Gift of Philip A. Child
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culture:	America, Ohio, Painesville, 19th century
technique:	brass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Jonathan Goldsmith (American, 1783–1847)  - artist

* Lewis Firm (American)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 14.6 x 10.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved: "I. Gillet"; inscribed: "Lewis, Wall St. N.Y."
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wall description:
This elaborate doorway originally came from a house designed and built by Jonathan Goldsmith, one of the most celebrated early architects of Northeastern Ohio. Goldsmith, who was born in Connecticut and trained in Massachusetts, came to the area around 1802 and brought with him a knowledge of the prevailing classical styles in architecture and decoration. This doorway formed the most decorative element of the front of the Isaac Gillet House and features elements of both Greek (boldly carved acanthus leaves and swags) and Roman (tall, thin columns and flat window tracery) architecture.
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