Console Table

Giuseppe Barberica. 1790

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Elevation of a table, the leg in the form of two mermaids with entwining tails. Between them, a medallion with a seated figure. Below the lip of the table, a frieze with scrolling decoration. At center, a mask sitting within a shell. Swags hang below.

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Title: Console Table
Creator: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date Created: ca. 1790
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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