Design for a Ewer with Spout and Loop Handle
Unknown Maker
Seen from the front, with loop having a horizontal direction. A mask below the spout. The alternative suggestions refer to the loop and have or omit a female gaine and suggest different kinds of scrolls. Verso: shows geometrical figures with explanations in pen.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
1600-1650
Graphite, red crayon, pen and ink, brush and gray-brown watercolor on laid paper
1938-88-7413
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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