Sixteen-Pointed Star

ca. 1780

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, sixteen-pointed star outlined in green paper, with pierced rays clustered in groups of three, radiating from central motif of red whorls and white patera, surrounded by circle of pierced circular openings.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Sixteen-Pointed Star
Date Created: ca. 1780
Location Created: Savoy, France (currently)
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Cut paper on wood frame
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims and George A. Hearn and from the Misses Hewitt Fund

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Explore connections

Alps France Geometry Symmetry Wood