Artist:

Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805  Search this

Medium:

Graphite, pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper

Dimensions:

Mat: 40.9 x 56 cm (16 1/8 x 22 1/16 in.)

(irregular): 29.3 x 44.4 cm (11 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

Type:

tableware designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Date:

1769

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

The tureen rests upon birds. Handles and cover finial with fishes. Several sketches of other suggestions for the handles and the masks which ought to be fixed at the lower edge of the cover.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-1146

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq449131523-a050-4df6-baf5-87638b400474

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-1146