File:Drawing, Design for a Mantelpiece, late 16th century (CH 18548337-2).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Mantelpiece, late 16th century   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Design for a Mantelpiece, late 16th century
Description
English: Architectural design shows recessed fireplace with an architrave mantelpiece decorated with heavy scrollwork and a centralized mask. Above this, the entablature includes a mask framed within an escutcheon and acanthus leaves. Strapwork consoles decorate the sides, scrolling forward to flank drop finials.
Date late 16th century
Medium pen and brown ink, brush and black wash, black chalk on cream paper
Dimensions 24.5 x 20.8 cm (9 5/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-6412
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Inscriptions Watermark: two crossed arrows ending in small knobs, traces of a star [?]
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  • Type: Drawing
  • Period: Late Renaissance
  • Country: Italy
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