Design for a Pediment, Rococo Ornament Drawing

A pen and ink drawing on pale paper shows two scrolled ornamental designs in a rococo style, with curling acanthus-like volutes, shell motifs and a radiating fan panel. A brown stain spreads across the upper right of the sheet, and a violet collector's stamp appears at the lower right.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1725–1750

Medium

Black chalk, pen and ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1498 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum