Medium:

Block-printed on handmade paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 64 x 99 cm (25 3/16 x 39 in.)

Type:

Wallcoverings

Overdoor

Made in:

France

Date:

1800–1810

Description:

Goddess of classical antiquity, holding cattails in left hand, seated in a shell drawn by two dolphins which spout water. Above, a cupid with a double horn, heralding the approach of the goddess. The figures are most likely Venus in the shell-carriage and her son Cupid. Printed in golden yellow and white on a dark blue ground. Horizontal rectangle.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1931-45-76

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/kq40c97bed5-ba99-4d56-b826-6527bb983a90

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1931-45-76