Wall Elevation with Windows and a Mirror
date: label: Date
content: mid- 18th century
name: label: Publisher
content: Étienne Charpentier, French, 1707 – after 1792
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: An interior wall elevation with ornamental rococo paneling with a central mirror and windows on either side. The mirror is framed by acanthus leaf and shell motifs, c-scrolls, fleurons, and diaper pattern above with a large central fleuron formed of plumes and below with a shell. Large windows or doors on either side without any fixtures, made up of small square panels of glass set into the frames. On either side of the doors, long vertical panels with ornament in the upper section of acanthus leaves, fleurons, and c-srolls. A plain dado level below the panels and the mirror. Below the elevation is a scale and four outlines of the wall paneling, as seen from above, illustrating the shape and depth of the carving.
place: label: made in
content: 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: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-237-3
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper