Tile panel
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: This eighteenth century scenic panel composed of fifteen tiles is a virtuoso effort in scenic trompe-l’oeil. The design places the viewer on a curtained balcony overlooking a landscape. Colorful faux marble columns flank a delicate iron railing. At center, a canary sits within a suspended cage.
place: label: made in
content: Venice, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-80-86
objectType: label: Type
content: tiles
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Tile panel
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Tin-glazed earthenware, polychrome decoration, painted wood frame
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 80.3 × 54.6 × 2.9 cm (31 5/8 × 21 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.)