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Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and washes
Dimensions:
38.8 × 47.4 cm (15 1/4 × 18 11/16 in.)
Object Name:
drawing
Type:
drawing
Made in:
Germany
Date:
1825-1835
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Vessel heavily decorated with garlands, dolphins, birds, medallion (center). Finial in the form of a hunter and woman seated together. Left handle composed of a pair of half figures issuing from leaf clusters; right, of two eagles' heads. The vessel rests on paw feet and three seated dogs in the center. Base decorated with attributes of the hunt and is supported on paw feet.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1911-28-377
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/kq4d76a4e32-bbb3-4d9c-b010-f40d62492bf9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-377