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

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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