Drawing, Sofa

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Giuseppe Barberi and architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1746–1809 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on beige laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

Image: 13.7 x 21.8 cm (5 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)

It is inscribed

Inscribed: Sofa simmile forruato (?) da 4 zamp[p]e di Satiri et una briglia f[er] fiori / Naturali da deuerin con vasi deutro la griglia suddetta per ridosso le / corone di Rose e gigli du Amore [???]. La rete e strato di Venere / lo termina [trans.: Another sofa: four Satyrs' feet and a trellis for potted flowers holding garlands of roses and lilacs, the flowers of love. The spring and the seat of Venus end the work.]

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