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Design for a Patch-Box, Pierre Edme Babel, ca. 1745
Babel, Pierre EdméFrench, 1720–1775

Design for a Patch-Box

ca. 1745 · Drawing · 6.2 × 8.5 cm

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Where is “Design for a Patch-Box” now? Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. Whether it is on view today is unknown.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

New York, United States

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About the work

Rocaille architectural frame (with four figures reclining or standing on it) through which is a fountain (on the left) and a staircase leading to a circular domed space enclosed with arches (on the right). Reverse: in opposite direction, a circular fantastical structure with men upon loggias; possibly intended as part of a candlestick.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Accession number
1911-28-2

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Drawings & watercolorsChalkRococo18th century

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