Cartouche (Push Bell?) with Nautical Decorations
Vertical cartouche with nautical decorations. The upper half shows a sailboat on the water and the lower half a dolphin under water. The circle indicated above the dolphin might indicate that this is a design for a push bell.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cartouche (Push Bell?) with Nautical Decorations
- Artist: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (British, 1867–1945 (presumed))
- Date: 1899
- Medium: Graphite
- Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 in. (8.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.508.94(22)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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