Cabbage and Beetle
A brown wood vessel carved to resemble a loose, ruffled cabbage with an open flared rim. A beetle is carved clinging to a leaf on one side, and a hanging tassel with a small disc descends from the other. The vessel rests on a carved base of rough rock-like forms.
Look closer: A small beetle is carved on the left leaf, nearly hidden among the textured foliage.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- mid-1700s
- Medium
- carved wood
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2600 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund