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Design for Ceramic Stove

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design for an interior wall with a curved niche containing a ceramic stove. The central panel of the stove's decoration contains a scene of three winged putti amongst clouds, two of which hold flaming torches.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Print Maker
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777
Publisher
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Poilly, de, French, 1707 – 1780
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
Date
1731–68
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Engraving on paper
Object Name
Bound print
Type
Bound print
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