Drawing, Design for a Mirror Frame, with Alternative Suggestion, 1780 (CH 18170301-2)
Summary
At top center of frame, two winged putti flank a cornered cup, a garland draped across the top of the frame from which a flower basket is suspended. All four sides of the frame are treated differently. At right, a putto seated on a bracket holding a candelabrum. Moldings on right half of frame are undecorated. Left half shows carvings and leaves. Framing black ink lines.
Tags
Date
1850 - 1950
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain