Object Details
Artist
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
At center, within a circular frame, a bust of a woman holding the head of a lyre with her right hand. The female figure is shown against an oblong narrow background framed by a moulding consisting of two outstretched female angels, their wings crossing at upper center. Below, the head of a putti and wings. Vegetal and floral motifs in the background, two series of rectangular framing lines.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw
Date
1875–80
Accession Number
1912-16-36
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Black and brown crayon, charcoal on on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
63.5 × 46.6 cm (25 × 18 3/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1912-16-36