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Architect:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions:
27.2 x 19.9 cm (10 11/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for a lavamano (bowl for washing hands). Atop an Etruscan column base, a fish-tailed sea god crouches below the weight of a wide-brimmed bowl.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-366
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/kq4dc41fa41-2d1e-4a5d-8a31-b02ef8965880
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-366