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Overdoors: Kneeling Saint

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
At left, a door with triangular pediment topped with an oval panel showing a kneeling saint, surrounded with flowers. At right, a hemispherical overdoor hung with fringed pink textile. Above, two angels hold a crowned cartouche.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1750
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor, partial ruled border graphite on white laid paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 48.1 cm (11 1/2 x 18 15/16 in.)
Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)
Type
ornament
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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