Medium:

Brush and gouache on laid paper

Dimensions:

47.6 x 19 cm (18 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1820

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Vertical composition with two motifs rendered in white gouache--one circular and one rectangular--surrounded by stars. The larger, rectangular motif consists of an oblong shape formed by boughs with a lozenge and palmettes inside. The smaller, circular motif consists of an abstract wreath with small plants and blossoms on its inner perimeter with palmettes at each of the cardinal axes.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1909-13-131

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/kq4b02eb053-131f-4bba-a8e5-af0aa6b6ebe2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1909-13-131