Design for a Snuff Box

A drawing sheet of three ornament studies in pen, gray ink and watercolor wash. At the top, a cartouche with a central roundel; in the middle, a frieze of pilasters and scrolls; below, a circular rosette of petals and foliate borders in blue, violet and yellow tones.

Look closer: A thin drop or pendant hangs beneath the top cartouche.

Artist

Pierre Moreau

Date

Medium

Pen and gray ink with brush and rose, yellow, violet, blue and green wash

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1765 × 3310 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1984