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Designer:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions:
Image: 12.2 x 17.2 cm (4 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Type:
furniture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
1780–1790
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
At left, the cabinet supported by four claw feet. A dancer seems to be in the bottom section. Folding doors, each wing showing a flying woman. Another dancer in the top section. At right: a stand with an urn between the legs and what may be a receptacle make the entablature.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-1184
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/kq47aa16b82-40f0-4f2d-b8b2-4b6881d61395
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-1184