Decorative Design for the Stern of a Ship
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1705
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The stern of a ship featuring two rectangular central windows and decorated with an English coat of arms used by the Stuarts, the initial D, and sculptural figures including men on horseback, putti, and classical imagery including Poseidon. Directly above the stern are two circular lamps. The port of the ship to the left of the stern has minimal exterior decoration except for a window flanked by two putti holding a crown.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands
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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 Mrs. William Greenough
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-49-20
objectType: label: Type
content: transportation
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black chalk, brush and grey wash on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 36.3 x 53.4 cm (14 5/16 in. x 21 in.)