Project for a slightly varied suggestion for the upper part of the pedestal and the figure with the dial in 1938-88-2109

Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–18091790–1820

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

An Egyptian figure holds a clock face marked with Roman numerals. On either side, a lion with drapery. He stands on a stepped base upon a plinth decorated with animal masks and festoons.

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Title: Project for a slightly varied suggestion for the upper part of the pedestal and the figure with the dial in 1938-88-2109
Creator: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date Created: 1790–1820
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, graphite, on off-white laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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