File:Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century (CH 18551015).jpg
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[edit]English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century
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English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century |
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English: Design for a candlestick. The triangular base is supported by three lion feet. The coat of arms of a prince Borghese is at the front. Cherubim are at the upper corners. The shaft of a baluster (foliated in its lower part) standing upon a reversed calyx, decorated with festoons in its upper parts. Above stand a bowl and a socket. The lower part of a candle is shown. Below is a breen base. Framing line below. |
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Date | mid- 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 28.1 × 12.8 cm (11 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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1938-88-737 |
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Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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