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Designer:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions:
Image: 27.3 x 19.7 cm (10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Type:
metalwork
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
ca. 1780
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
An urn stands upon a short column. In front of the latter is a mask, suporting with its mount festoons and two branches with the sockets for candles. Only the right side is executed.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-2029
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/kq49d543e7e-3e17-418f-824b-480ef5be6bcf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-2029