Designer:

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

Medium:

Pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper

Dimensions:

26 x 14.5 cm (10 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

Type:

metalwork

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Augsburg, Germany

Date:

1827–35

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

At top, a cup on a base terminating in lion's feet and floral medallions. The bowl is decorated with grapevine, and encircled about the brim with a stylized leaf motif repeating in alternation. At bottom, a shallow vessel on a stem, whose handles are composed of snakes, issuing from the acanthus leaves and loosely coiled about the stem.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1911-28-344

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4dba7b5c4-858f-4e21-bdac-58219296b854

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-344