Ornament

Unknown1850–60

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Simulation of elaborately carved oval wood frame, brought to the rectangle by simulated surface of graining. Enclosed in the frame is a painted representation of foliage and two deer.

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Details

Title: Ornament
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1850–60
Physical Dimensions: w505 x h800 cm
Type: Ornament
Rights: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium: Block-printed and hand-painted with distemper paints
Dimensions: 80 x 50.5 cm (31 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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