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Embroidered frontal
Giuseppe Barberi1780–1790
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Horizontal rectangle. The left half is shown. The panel is framed by a wide border with obliquely disposed ovoids with rosettes in the corners. In the middle of the panel hangs a medallion, formed by crossed sheaves. Inside is a cross. From the upper edge hang vine festoons and bunches of grapes.
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Details
- Title: Embroidered frontal
- Creator: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
- Date Created: 1780–1790
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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