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Dado

Unknown1820-1830

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Neo-classical style; caryatids and affronted mythical beasts between which is a pineapple on a basket. The beasts have the body of a lion with butterfly wings. The main architectectural elements and beasts are printed in grisaille while the capitols, base and foliate band are in green. Printed on faux terra-cotta-colored stone ground.

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  • Title: Dado
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1820-1830
  • Type: Dado
  • Rights: Gift of David Marshall
  • Medium: Block printed on handmade paper
  • Dimensions: H x W x D: 429.3 x 58 cm (14 ft. 1 in. x 22 13/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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