Friezes; An Antique Sarcophagus; A Vase
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1800
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Left row, above: lions stand with scrolls; center, above: hanging circumscribed palmettos alternate with circumscribed female head; center, below: bucrania support festoons, situated above crossed branches upon which birds stand. Women pour water into bowls which they present to crouching winged lions. Center row, above: crossed vine branches as decorative frieze; below: elevation of sarcophagus, right side outlined. Winged genii lean upon medallion, above festoon and tablet. Hanging trophies of shields and acanthus scrolls, probably column decoration. Vase with pair of swans as handles, connected by festoons.
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: 1901-39-1205
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 27.2 x 41.9 cm (10 11/16 x 16 1/2 in.)