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Medium:
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
19.6 × 22.5 cm (7 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1780–1800
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The design is a variation of that of the left half of 1938-88-8209. Woven intertwined bands are in the oblongs of the inner frame. A garland is sketched in the oblong of the pilaster at left. Ram heads with festoons serve as capitals. In front of the center of the frieze is a sketched relief with two figures. Shadow, background, base line as in 1938-88-8209. Below is the plan.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-8210
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/kq4cd59d206-5eb7-40b3-b6bf-622c7b0a5b10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-8210