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Drawing, Inkstand
This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1775–1800 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on 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
22.2 x 30.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)
It is inscribed
At right: Li coperchi due/ A qinte p[er] il simbbo[lo] della specolazione e/ sublimita. li 24 Circ[oli con] le Ore p[er] di [mos]trare l[uso] che si deve fare Og[ni] ora della mede[ta]zio[ne] Le Fame p[er] di[mos]trare che con li/ buoni scritti si/ ottiene la/ gloria/ Li quarto circoli co[nten]gono/ li simbo/ [li] delle/ staggio[ni]. (RB'45) Alternate transcription of inscription on catalgoue card.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Inkstand; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on paper; 22.2 x 30.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8183
