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Design for an Embroidered or Woven Medallion

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A circular frame is fastened with a bow-knot to a dotted frame, the left side of which is not shown. Boughs form a monogram CA under a wreath in the medallion.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1775–1790
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper
Dimensions
16.8 × 12.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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