Project for a Dado

A horizontal ornamental drawing divided into three panels, each filled with scrolling foliage, volutes and winged figures or putti among leafy motifs. Rendered in pen and ink with grey wash on a pale sheet, the design suggests a decorative wall border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash, white heightening on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 1445 px

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