File:Drawing, Project for a candelabrum, 1791 (CH 18159525).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: Two busts of Egyptian women serve as handles of a case from which three twisted cords emerge. Two are curved laterally and hold acanthus spirals which support two sockets. The central one rises straight and carries a socket. The sockets are split at the top edges; fires rise from them. Pearl chains connect the vegetable motifs. Framing lines. margins
Date 1791
date QS:P571,+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium pen and ink, brush and wash, on paper
Dimensions

Image: 27.2 x 17.8 cm (10 11/16 in. x 7 in.)

Sheet: 29.4 x 20.2 cm (11 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1908-26-147
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Inscriptions watermark: bunch of grapes
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Written at bottom margin: "fait en 1791" and "Maillard ainne"
  • Country: France
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