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Medium:
Reproduction
Type:
Exhibitions
Photograph
Object Name:
Photograph
Date:
1905
Description:
A black and white photograph of a room in a museum with a sloping rectangular display case filled with objects in the foreground, and two other display cases forming a U-shape. In the center a marble scultpture of a cherub stands on a wooden table littered with stacks of papers, an upholstered chair and a small stool are placed in front of it. The room is split into three sections by two large floor to ceiling Corinthian columns. On the right wall is a large painting depicting figures dressed in dark robes with white lace collars. Beside the painting to the left is a large double-arched window casting light into the shot. On the back wall is a series of framed photographs of various sizes. Two small four-light chandeliers hang from the ceiling, one in the foreground, and one in the background.The edges of the photograph are yellowing from age.
Credit Line:
© MAD, Paris - Christophe Dellière
Accession Number:
s-e-3450
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Exhibitions Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42548ef59-c0f8-4f6e-a8fe-2f1e9e6d79e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_s-e-3450