File:Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780 (CH 18129783).jpg

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English: Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Candlestick, ca. 1780
Description
English: A stepped plinth supporting five fluted columns; at front, four small columns with floral bobeches supporting long tapers. Connecting these are garlands held in the mouths of birds. Behind, the fifth and largest column, decorated with a medallion flanked by birds.
Date circa 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions Image: 43.2 x 31.1 cm (17 x 12 1/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1901-39-955
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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  • Type: Drawing
  • Country: Italy
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