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Drawing, Design for Painted Decoration of a Wall, with Alternate Suggestions
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Unknown. It is dated 1835–50 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper; incised lines. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
These four drawings, in the Beidermeier style by an unknown artist, show alternative designs for painted wall decorations, dados and borders. Each drawing includes multiple design possibilities within the same color palette and was used as a record in the studio to show prospective clients.
Wall Label from exhibition, "Multiple Choice, From Sample to Product," Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims.
Its dimensions are
33.7 x 24.6 cm (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Verso, in graphite: Grien (?); below, two lines which have been erased; [illegible]: Hart....? Zimmer grau grass Rosetten / ...mit grüner Bordure.
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, lower margin: NFL Cabineth
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for Painted Decoration of a Wall, with Alternate Suggestions; Designed by Unknown; Austria; brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper; incised lines; 33.7 x 24.6 cm (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims; 1940-120-59
