Designer:

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France  Search this

Medium:

Graphite, brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper

Dimensions:

30.1 × 45.9 cm (11 7/8 × 18 1/16 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

1805–1815

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Four panels in the scheme of a lying crescent, for the lace decoration of which three different suggestions are made, form a crest border. Upon their top points alternate a plan with a fantastical palm tree in much smaller scale. Leaf and seed rosettes are shown over the points where the panels meet. Two repeats are shown.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1914-21-99

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/kq4b99c1fce-9a11-4eab-a144-ec047ad9b8cf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1914-21-99