Project for a Mace

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The upper part of the shaft is ribbed with a bow knot at bottom. At center, two women sit upon scrolls, supporting a globe showing Italy. On top, fits Faith or Religion holding a cross in the left hand and a chalice with the host in the right.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
1720–1740
Accession Number
1901-39-1102
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
metalwork
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 31.6 × 15.5 cm (12 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
made in
Italy
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-1102
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq410293ac1-6ca5-46e4-9142-1d389b965eca
This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Open Access page.
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer