Cartoon for Printed Cotton Textile: The Four Elements [Les Quatre Élements]
date: label: Date
content: 1810–20
name: label: Possibly
content: B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836
label: Manufacturer
content: Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France)
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Horizontal rectangle. A design composed of four vignettes separated by wreaths: upper left, Apollo and Daphne (personifying Air); lower left, Jupiter and an eagle (personifying Fire); upper right, a river god (personifying Water); lower right, Deucalion and Pyrrha (personifying Earth). In center, a trophy composed of a torch, bow and quiver suspended from a garland, and a pair of doves appears at the repeat horizontally. Wreaths encircle the vignettes showing Air and Earth.
place: label: made in
content: Probably Munster, 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: Gift of Bridget Mahon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1898-21-14
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and gray ink, brush and wash on white paper, mounted
label: Dimensions
content: 53 x 98 cm (20 7/8 x 38 9/16 in.)