Louis Sullivan
Stair Baluster

DesignerAmerican, 1856 - 1924
DesignerAmerican, born Scotland, 1871–1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Stair Baluster
Datec. 1899
PlaceUnited States
MediumCopper plated cast iron
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (87.6 × 27.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston, and Ray and Virginia Leiker
Object number2001.609
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Provenance[Max Protetch Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.
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