Design for a Tureen
Object Details
- Attributed to
- Johann Nepomuk
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- The bowl-shaped vessel is supported on high legs with repeating leaf decoration and paw feet. A band about the body of the vessel shows a mask separating alternate schemes of leaf or military attributes decorations. Helmets form handles, and the finial is in the shape of a mask and dogs' heads surmounted by stylized leaves. The top is ornamented with oak leaves.
- Credit Line
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
- 1825-1835
- Accession Number
- 1911-28-371
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor
- Dimensions
- 51 × 42.7 cm (20 1/16 × 16 13/16 in.)
- made in
- Germany
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1911-28-371
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4605b05ef-a85d-4712-aed4-dfc29784281a
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