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Design for a Painted Ceiling

Frederick Crace1815–22

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Painted ceiling with a circular center containing a smaller circle with two figures in classical attire. Octagonal shape outlines the larger circle, with four trophies at the upper and lower points.

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  • Title: Design for a Painted Ceiling
  • Creator: Frederick Crace
  • Creator Lifespan: 1779/1859
  • Date Created: 1815–22
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
  • Medium: Pencil, pen and black ink, and watercolors on laid paper
  • Paper Support: Laid paper
  • Dimensions: 29.9 x 23.6 cm (11 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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