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Bough of a fantastic tree

Jean-Baptiste Pillement1775–1800

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Various kinds of blossoms, one of which resembles peacock feathers. Another consists of bell shapes suspended from bowknots.

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Title: Bough of a fantastic tree
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808
Date Created: 1775–1800
Location Created: France
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/58662
Medium: Black chalk, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper
Credit line: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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