File:Drawing, Design for a Chandelier, late 18th century (CH 18546565).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Chandelier, late 18th century   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Drawing, Design for a Chandelier, late 18th century
Description
English: Vertical rectangle. Design for a chandelier made up of four sections. Above, suspended on a vine branch with stick, two vases, alternative suggestions, with a ring for candles. Chains and pendants of crystal. These and the candles are in general only drawn of the right half. Suspended, with a cord, above a knob. The edges are colored dark olive with inside a border line. Inscription in the upper part of the sheet.
Date late 18th century
Medium pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, green wash on paper
Dimensions 61.5 × 41 cm (24 3/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-563
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in pen and brown ink, top center: Disegno per Lampadaro Nobille guarnito con Sei / Gruppi da Numo 5, Lumi, e No 4 Lampadari
  • Period: Neoclassical
  • Country: Italy
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