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Medium:
Block printed on handmade paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 66 x 50.8 cm (26 x 20 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Sidewall
Object Name:
Sidewall
Made in:
England
Date:
ca. 1770
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Pillar and arch design. The framework is composed of a major arch resting upon Corinthian columns. Looking through the major arch, "Britannia" is seen enthroned atop a curved colonnade of Doric columns. Britannia is shown facing left, holding a spear, resting on her shield. The minor arches contain a large-scale urn sitting on a pedestal. Printed in black and white on a terra cotta ground. A label giving provenance is pasted near the center bottom edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of The Mary Washington Colonial Chapter, NSDAR
Accession Number:
2004-22-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42858d936-312f-4df2-8543-61ca60211937
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2004-22-1