Design for a Gilt Bronze Ornament
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| Caption | A design for a stand with dado supported with acanthus leaves. Primarily the left portion of the design is shown while the right side is described lightly in graphite. A volute pediment is supported by acanthus rinceaux, with cornucopias forming parts of the stems. Beads are held by strings, or boughs, connecting the lower spirals of the rinceaux, cornucopias and spirals of the pediment. At top, a crown is shown above the crossing of laurel and palm boughs. Made in: Italy. Date: 1700s. Record ID: chndm_1938-88-2563. |
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| Creator | Giovanni Battista Foggini (1652 – 1725) |
| Artwork medium | Pen and black and brown ink, brush and wash, white gouache, graphite on off-white laid paper |
| Credit | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Design Gilt Bronze Ornament stand dado supported acanthus leaves Giovanni Battista Foggini |
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