Textile
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1785
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Copperplate print in brown on white. Statue of Shakespeare, on base of which is a medallion of Garrick (1717–1779). A flying muse places crown of stars on Shakespeare's head. Putti carry medallion portraits of Mrs. Siddons and other actors. Weeping putto at base of status holds books inscribed with names of Shakespeare's tragedies. Another putto holds a floral garland in one hand while waving a ribbon inscribed: “The Nymph Immortality Crowning a Statue of Shakespeare with Stars.” All elements connected by meandering garlands.
place: label: made in
content: England
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1959-51-1-a
objectType: label: Type
content: printed, dyed & painted textiles
label: Type
content: Textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 74 × 67 cm (29 1/8 × 26 3/8 in.)