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Designer:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
25.8 x 18.9 cm (10 3/16 x 7 7/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
1793
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
A variation of 1938-88-1306, the plan of the structure being octagonal. The inscription stands in the entablature, above which are the crestings in the shape of those of a sarcophagus. The short shaft of the pedestal stands upon high moulding; a convex one of them is fluted. On the top very sketchy a group as in 1938-88-1329.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-1322
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/kq458d1c144-7718-456b-b487-3a1e2fdabb9a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-1322