Design for two andirons

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Above: center panel with a lion mask flanked by pilasters decorated with palmette motif. On top, lowered bowl at left; footed flaming bowl at right.
Below: center panel shows opposing fantastic swans flanking a floral motif. Palmettes at either end. On top, lowered bowl at left; footed flaming bowl at right.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
1800–1825
Accession Number
1931-64-163
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and yellow, green, red, black watercolor, graphite, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
45.2 x 31.2 cm (17 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
made in
Belgium
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1931-64-163
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq498c24106-4bd0-408c-8917-6131a33f3ef5
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