Design for a Fountain

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fountain set in a landscape. A shallow basin with dolphins is supported by sphinxes with fishtail legs. Water flows into a larger basin. Broad framing lines.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
1790
Accession Number
1901-39-402
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor, traces of graphite on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
H x W: 30.1 × 45.2 cm (11 7/8 × 17 13/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Record ID
chndm_1901-39-402
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44e0255c0-5706-44fa-87dd-97f525098da5
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