File:Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, 1800–10 (CH 18547719).jpg
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[edit]English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, 1800–10 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, 1800–10 |
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Description |
English: Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick, similar to 1938-88-608, but without the base with the figures of angels. Instead, seated griffins with garlands support the shaft, which consists of two pieces of fluted and foliated columns with the figure of a caryatid draped in garlands. One socket for a candle extends above. |
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Date | 1800–10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, yellow, brown-red watercolor, graphite on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 25.7 × 13.8 cm (10 1/8 × 5 7/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1938-88-617 |
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Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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