Design for the Decorations of Pilaster Strips
date: label: Date
content: 1789-1793
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Left row: A trellis candelabrum rising from a base between two birds. In the center is a vertical oblong frame with a statue; on top is a horizontal oblong. In the intervals are two lozenges. In the upper one is a bird upon a rope. Central row: in the center is an ovoid with a landscape, framed by moldings. Above and below are receding oblongs with convex edges below and above, respectively. They are decorated with acanthus rinceaux with animals. Right row: the upper part fo a similar scheme is shown. In the field above the ovoid are lions, crouching, supporting a trophy of arms. For painted vertical panels, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri.
place: label: made in
content: Rome, 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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-1470
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 brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 26.2 x 18.9 cm (10 5/16 x 7 7/16 in.)