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Medium:
Block printed on handmade paper
Dimensions:
67 x 27 cm (26 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Sidewall
Made in:
France
Date:
ca. 1785
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Medallion of large shallow bowl, with three feet and link handles, filled with flowers, alternates with scene of woman under an arched lattice playing with a cupid. Framework of ribbon festoons, garlands and scrolls. Printed in reds, greens and blues on a pale blue field. Vertical rectangle.
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1925-1-23
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e17e57f9-fa9a-4ca0-b253-3bf3c6e571ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1925-1-23