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Manufacturer:
Pierre Jacquemart  Search this
Medium:
Block-printed on handmade paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 87.5 x 56.5 cm (34 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.)
Type:
Wallcoverings
Frieze
Made in:
France
Date:
1795–1801
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Two repeats of design of caryatids on round pedestals holding up the lower ends of lambrequins. The fabric panel is held up by a wavy rod supported by the female figures heads. Across top, simulated molding of interlaced ogives. Printed in grays, violets and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes
Accession Number:
1940-117-16
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Wallcoverings Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cfd276dc-a61a-4b68-9266-8b2ab2f62893
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1940-117-16