Design for a Chimneypiece
Unknown Maker
Horizontal rectangle. Design for a chimneypiece intended to be executed in white marble. At the sides two female hermae, respectively with flower and grain wreaths upon their heads. In the central frieze, kneeling putti support a garland. Below, the plan and the scale.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
c. 1800
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper
1938-88-641
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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