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Wall Elevation for an Antechamber or Salon

Sheet depicts a wall with three shallow niches. The middle niche is larger than the side niches. In each niche, a pink sofa is placed under/against a framed green panel with tied-back pink curtain on either side. In front of the pilasters separating the niches, stand statues of pairs of putti holding a candle, elevated on round bases. Above, on the pilasters, portrait medallions are suspended.

Credit: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

c. 1785
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on laid paper
1911-28-281
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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