Two Friezes with Rams, Candelabra, Trophies and Putti
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1805
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Friezes featuring candelabrum, in center between two symmetrically disposed rams. Trophy of non-military objects. Frieze below. At left, altar beside genius holding torch. Sphinx and griffon sitting with backs toward each other, crossed tails. Above, putto flying seizing wing of sphinx. At right, torso of woman with head, springing from leaves.
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: 1901-39-499
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Black chalk on off white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 27.1 x 18.9 cm (10 11/16 x 7 7/16 in.)