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Designer:
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96  Search this
Medium:
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, light olive watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
Dimensions:
35.2 x 20.6 cm (13 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Type:
furniture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
France
Date:
1780
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
At top center of frame, two winged putti flank a cornered cup, a garland draped across the top of the frame from which a flower basket is suspended. All four sides of the frame are treated differently. At right, a putto seated on a bracket holding a candelabrum. Moldings on right half of frame are undecorated. Left half shows carvings and leaves. Framing black ink lines.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1911-28-193
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/kq4ef5cce5c-fdb7-4b9a-9e44-13bcb747b16e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-193