Medium:

Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Type:

ornament

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Date:

18th–19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Horizontal rectangle. Decorative architectural detail design, possibly for the base of a cartouche or part of an entablature. Figure of a male mermaid with long hair and beard at the center of two dolphins.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Accession Number:

1938-88-520

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq4f5cb2b32-112d-4894-ab7c-d67ba7c0a10b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-520