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Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809. ca. 1785. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Designs for a MantelpieceGiuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809 · ca. 1785Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · CC0
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DESIGNS FOR A MANTELPIECE

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Designs for a Mantelpiece

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Maker
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Accession
1938-88-1691
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Rights
Public domain · CC0

Public domain · CC0. Unchanged copy of the institution’s verified web image; smaller responsive JPEGs are resized derivatives. Full-resolution image remains linked to the institution. Editorial views may show a detail.

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Drawing

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PaperMaterial

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined

Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined

Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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