File:Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780 (CH 18129777).jpg
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[edit]English: Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780
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Title |
English: Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780 |
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Description |
English: A stepped plinth supported by lions. Above this, three women in classical dress. At top, a column supports a flower basket. Four candelabra arms terminating in flowers branch out, two on each side. A fifth candle emerges from top. |
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Date |
circa 1780 date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Image: 44.3 x 31.6 cm (17 7/16 x 12 7/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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1901-39-954 |
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Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Recto and Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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