Stand for Screen with European Figures (obverse) and Landscape (revers

A dark, openwork stand of carved and cast metal, its surface covered in spiraling cloud scrolls and pierced cutouts. Two cloud-form feet support an arched, lobed central panel that rises to upturned ends. The sculptural pattern is set against a plain grey studio backdrop.

Look closer: The cloud-scroll feet are carved in relief on their outer faces, with pierced openings beneath the central panel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1736–95

Medium

cast iron

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2058 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection