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Design for a Pediment with Cartouche
ca. 1700-175018th century
182 x 248 mm (7.2 x 9.8 in.)
Anonymous,
- cartouches - Ornamental enframements, such as for an inscription, monogram, or coat of arms, or ornately framed tablets, often bearing inscriptions.
- designs - Specific conceptual schemes for the organization or appearance of graphic works, objects, structures, or systems. For proposed undertakings or creations in general, including works of art or architecture, or for the actual carrying out of such proposals, use "projects." [May 1993 related term added. January 1991 alternate term added.]
- pediments - Triangular gable walls above the horizontal cornice of a classically treated building; also, triangular or roughly triangular elements, sometimes curved, or broken at the center, surmounting porticoes or openings. Common also on furniture, including as bonnet tops. [March 1993 descriptor moved.]
- sheet Dimensions: 182 x 248 mm (7.2 x 9.8 in.)
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Anonymous, . Design for a Pediment with Cartouche, ca. 1700-1750. Ink and wash drawing on laid paper. sheet : 182 x 248 mm (7.2 x 9.8 in.). DAC accession number 1967.5.1. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds donated by Mr. & Mrs. Chester B. Slade, 1967. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Cook) .