Cartoon for Printed Cotton: The Four Elements [Les Quatre Elements]
date: label: Date
content: 1810–20
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
label: Possibly
content: B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Within vertically-arranged ornamental arabesques are: upper left, Juno seated in a chariot drawn over the clouds by peacocks, while kneeling zephyrs facing each other (personifying Air) support the vignette; lower left, Vulcan forging armor, and supporting, while two cyclopes (personifying fire) support the vignette; upper right, sirens supporting the vignette with Venus (below); center right, Saturn seated in a landscape, attended by animals, his right arm resting on a globe, while two standing Herculeses (personifying Earth) support the vignette; lower right, Venus born over water on a shell, accompanied by two tortoises (personifying water). In the center of the composition and along the left edge are vertical strips composed of trophies symbolizing the elements (uncompleted).
place: label: made in
content: Probably Munster, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bridget Mahon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1898-21-12-a
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper, mounted
label: Dimensions
content: 53.5 x 50.6 cm (21 1/16 x 19 15/16 in.)