Designer:

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868  Search this

Medium:

Pen and black ink, brush and gray, black wash, graphite on wove paper

Dimensions:

39.2 x 25.7 cm (15 7/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

Type:

metalwork

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Augsburg, Germany

Date:

ca. 1820–30

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Urn-shaped. The spout is at left with fluid streaming from it. Smoke rises from the holes in the knob of the cover. Two pairs of entwined snakes form the two handles.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1911-28-327

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40559a7b3-b795-4fe7-a77c-311d0b3baabb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-327