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Design for a Tureen
1825-1835
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The vessel rests on three eagles on a circular base decorated with leaves. The vessel is banded and decorated with stylized leaf forms and the handles terminate in lyres with the head of Apollo. The finial is made up of a pair of female sphinxes seated back to back.
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Details
- Title: Design for a Tureen
- Date Created: 1825-1835
- Location Created: Germany
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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