File:Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), 1780–90 (CH 18542829-2).jpg

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Summary

English: Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), 1780–90 (

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Artist

Unknown artist

Title

English: Drawing, Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece), 1780–90

Description

English: Design for a surtout de table (table centerpiece) whose theme is the ruins of Pompeii. The table’s legs are straight with fluting and a gilded lion mask. The sides of the tables are decorated with rows of moldings, the top being egg-and-dart. At each corner is a high oil lamp in the antique style. The center of the table is stepped. The sides are decorated with figural tablets and swags. Each tablet is topped by a miniature urn, bust, or sculpture. The center of the table features architectural ruins and gilded sculptures on inscribed plinths.

Date

1780–90

Medium

pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

41.2 × 101.8 cm (16 1/4 × 40 1/16 in.)

Collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

	Native name	Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 47′ 05″ N, 73° 57′ 29″ W
	Established	1964
	Website	www.cooperhewitt.org
	Authority file	: Q1129820 VIAF: 156924364 ISNI: 0000000406043167 LCCN: n80056822 Open Library: OL545974A SUDOC: 031882668 WorldCat

Current location

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design

Accession number

1938-88-4150

Credit line

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Notes

Type: Drawing

Source/Photographer

Catalog Photo

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Surtout de table