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Hanging Wall Stoup with Angel

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
An angel stands upon clouds in front of a scrollwork escutcheon with a glory of rays. He holds an aspergillum in his raised right hand, and the bowl in his left. The bowl is suspended on three chains which are fastened to cherubim who are applied to the brim of the bowl.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1815–1870
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Hearn
Medium
silver
Dimensions
H x W x D: 24 × 16.7 × 7.8 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
stoup
Type
stoup
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