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Elevation of a Sepulchral Monument

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A cinerary urn stands upon a fluted column which rises from a pedestal, the lateral parts of which form pilasters. Lamps stand upon them. A slope of a letter is at the upper edge.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date
1815–1830
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
11.5 × 5.6 cm (4 1/2 × 2 3/16 in.)
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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