Design for a Silver Vessel (Wine Cooler?)
Large-scale design for a silver vessel, possibly a wine cooler, decorated with Rococo ornament. The vessel has a large solid foot, and a single handle that is connected on either side. The drawings presents the object in elevation, but the shapes have been enhanced through the addition of washes and heightening. Below the elevation, a schematic top view is added, which shows a partition into three circular compartments with worked open leaf decorations filling the spaces in between.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Silver Vessel (Wine Cooler?)
- Artist: (?) Anonymous, French, 19th century
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Black and white chalk, brush and colored wash, heightened with gouache, over graphite
- Dimensions: sheet: 25 9/16 x 27 3/16 in. (65 x 69 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1981
- Object Number: 1981.1014
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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