The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 24, 2024

Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio

Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio

1821
(American, 1783–1847)
(American)
Overall: 290 x 228.5 x 45.8 cm (114 3/16 x 89 15/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

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.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” February 21, 1961, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 163 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 163 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 201 archive.org
  • Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
  • {{cite web|title=Doorway from the Isaac Gillet House, Painesville, Ohio|url=false|author=Jonathan Goldsmith, Lewis Firm|year=1821|access-date=24 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.342