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Frieze
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fans of ostrich plumes emerging behind sunburst of jewels, over which are drapery swags rendered in flock; this bound by a string of pearls and emeralds. Swags are caught up with jewelled medallion from which is pendant a giant pearl, and over this, a cluster of jewels. Tassels hang below this. Along the edge, egg and dart banding. On the verso, an imprint of a simple striped pattern with sprigs in widely-spaced grid, the paper hung with this frieze.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionCredit lineFrieze. 1825–35. Xavier Mader. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Jackson. CC0.
