File:Drawing, Project for a candelabrum, 1791 (CH 18159511).jpg

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English: Drawing, Project for a candelabrum, 1791   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Drawing, Project for a candelabrum, 1791
Description
English: A vase shape stand upon a richly decorated baluster which rises from a base which is intended to be supported be four lion's feet. From a calyx on top of the case emerge two acanthus scrolls carrying the sockets with low burning candles and a thyrsus. Framing pencil lines. Margin.
Date 1791
date QS:P571,+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Dimensions 25.6 x 17 cm (10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1908-26-145
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Inscriptions Watermark: bunch of grapes
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Written in the bottom margin: "Fait par Maillard" and " anne 1791"
  • Country: France
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