Creator
Thouvenin, Joseph.
Title
Album of blank leaves
Date
ca. 1830
Description
A noble example of a mosaic binding à la cathédrale, executed in straight-grain morocco, inlaid and gilt. Along with the “rose window” and pointed arch motifs, note the acanthus leaves forming the bases and pediments of the columns, a mixture of classical and gothic revival elements typical of the Romantic era. The binding is signed “Alphonse Giroux,” a retailer who specialized in the work of Joseph Thouvenin (1790–1834) and other leading Parisian binders.
Source
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1901.