Inkstand
date: label: Date
content: 1787–1793
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: At center, a woman stands on a columnar pedestal decorated in relief with two putti supporting a medallion of a plant. This is flanked by two seated dogs, which rest on a larger base decorated with a frieze representing an antique sacrifice. This central unit rests on an oblong base with round ends supported by calyces; upon each end are two seated women supporting flaming urns (an alternate design is suggested at each end). The left urn is decorated with a band with an octagonal medallion of a bust; cornucopias drape from the frame. The right urn in the shape of a flared sketch of the inkstand is at upper right. Bordered and mounted like 1938-88-2109.
place: label: Place
content: Rome, Italy
label: made in
content: Rome, Italy
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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: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-1991
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 30 x 43.6 cm (11 13/16 x 17 3/16 in.)