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Design for Two Decorative Vases

A top, a full vase in elevation with serpentine handles and the suggestion of a mask. Below, the lip of a vase with scrolls.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

1600-1650
Graphite, pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper
1901-39-477
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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