Model of the Temple of Vesta, Tivoli
Object Details
- Description
- Depicting the temple in its semi-ruined state as visible in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, showing the circular section building with columns ringing a central core, supporting an upper moulding. Model sits on circular footed base of dark-stained wood.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
- 1810–30
- Accession Number
- 2014-39-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- models and prototypes
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- architectural model
- Type
- architectural model
- Medium
- cork, wood (base)
- Dimensions
- H x diam.: 16 x 16 cm (6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.) including base
- made in
- Rome or Naples, Italy
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_2014-39-2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4585898e1-29be-4a7b-b288-13be93793d20
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