Diorama with Model of Classical Temple Ruins

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Description
Nearly square wooden box with glass front containing a semicircular model of a classical temple ruin set before a painted scene of classical Roman ruins.
Credit Line
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
ca. 1840
Accession Number
2018-33-5
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
models and prototypes
Decorative Arts
Object Name
model of a classical temple ruin
Type
model of a classical temple ruin
Medium
Plaster, painted paper, wood, glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 23.8 × 23.7 × 15.2 cm (9 3/8 in. × 9 5/16 in. × 6 in.)
made in
Rome, Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_2018-33-5
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fe01c94a-605f-477e-951f-7ae52a379166
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