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Design for a Vase with Satyrs

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Elevation of a vase topped with a male and female satyr. Crossed garlands across the spiraling body. Lower body decorated with sea shell. Stands on a cracked stone ground. Double boundry lines.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1730–1740
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Medium
Red crayon on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Mat: 35.3 × 45.8 cm (13 7/8 × 18 1/16 in.)
26.5 × 19.6 cm (10 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Type
architecture, interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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