Design for Woven Corner with Neoclassical Motifs

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical composition with two motifs rendered in white gouache--one circular and one rectangular--surrounded by stars. The larger, rectangular motif consists of an oblong shape formed by boughs with a lozenge and palmettes inside. The smaller, circular motif consists of an abstract wreath with small plants and blossoms on its inner perimeter with palmettes at each of the cardinal axes.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
ca. 1820
Accession Number
1909-13-131
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gouache on laid paper
Dimensions
47.6 x 19 cm (18 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1909-13-131
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b02eb053-131f-4bba-a8e5-af0aa6b6ebe2
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