Catafalque for a king
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1765
name: label: Artist
content: Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: In the shape of an obelisk without point. Three steps lead to a base with candle brackets, the front intended for an inscription. The obelisk is connected with the base by a part with winged skulls supporting festoons. On top, a crown and mace upon a cushion, above a cloth, covering the upper part of the obelisk. In front are a winged woman and a putto supporting a medallion with the image of the king. Upon the steps, at left, a gentleman with a dog, at right a cleric with candles.
place: label: made in
content: 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2461
objectType: label: Type
content: ornament
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite, black chalk, brush and gray wash on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 48.8 x 35.3 cm (19 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)