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A purple urn containing bouquet of black foliage, flanked by griffons, printed in grisaille, seated on foliage scroll. Outside these, pilaster with interlacing foliage design or guilloche in a purple inset panel, and acanthus leaves about capital. Printed on a terra cotta ground. Horizontal rectangle in neoclassic style.
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Details
- Title: Dado
- Date Created: 1800–1820
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Block printed on handmade paper
- Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
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