Design for Cresting of a Comb

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal rectangle. Design for the cresting of a comb intended to be executed in gilded metal, a cameo, and diamonds. In the top an oval cameo with the figure of a reclining nude woman, whose frame is supported by two swans.One compartment below filled with peacock eyes in mosaic of white and green gems and golden strips.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
early 19th century
Accession Number
1938-88-682
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
jewelry
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, watercolor on paper
Dimensions
9.7 × 13.8 cm (3 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-88-682
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4df6511d9-af4a-4499-a4cf-6f162b3767c9
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