Five Motifs for Ornamental Arabesques
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1770
name: label: Artist
content: Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin, French, 1735–1802
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Above, arabesque motifs of two arms joined by a half figure in the center, and upon which two nude figures sit. The figure in the center holds up a line with garlands. Center left, an arabesque terminating in a nude standing warrior with spear and shield. Center right, a flying nude figure holding a medallion from which is suspended two garlands and a lamp. Lower left, a corner motif of a ceiling decoration with arabesques, sphinxes and winged genii. Lower right, a vertical arabesque panel that includes a siren from which is suspended an oval medallion, and above, a standing putto holding two draperies. Ink framing lines.
place: label: made in
content: France
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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: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1911-28-196
objectType: label: Type
content: ornament
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink with ink wash, graphite on three pieces of paper
label: Dimensions
content: 31.1 x 20.6 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.)