Decorative Frame; verso: Frieze with Pageant

early 17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Frame with grotesque decoration. At top center, child and lion masks flanked by half figures of armless mermaids with acanthus tails. Below, escutcheons, trophies, and birds. Blank central panel. Double framing lines. Verso: A figure seated below a canopy in a wagon drawn by cows.

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Title: Decorative Frame; verso: Frieze with Pageant
Date Created: early 17th century
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Charcoal, pen and ink on paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Charcoal Ink Pen