What medium is "Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament"?

Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament is Graphite on gray ground.

Is "Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament

Q: Who created "Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament"?

Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament was created by Anonymous, British, 19th century in 19th century.

Q: When was "Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

Anonymous, British, 19th century

19th century

Medium

Graphite on gray ground

Dimensions

sheet: 3 5/8 x 4 9/16 in. (9.2 x 11.6 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.608.70(29)

Tags

Tables

Art Historical Context

This delicate 19th-century drawing titled *Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament*, captures the elegance of British neoclassical design by an anonymous artist. Created on a modest sheet of gray-ground paper measuring just 3⅝ × 4⁹/₁₆ inches, it showcases a compact rectangular table adorned with intricate Greek-inspired motifs—think acanthus leaves, scrolls, and geometric friezes that evoke ancient antiquity. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this piece from The Elisha Whittelsey Collection highlights the era's fascination with classica...

Design for a Small Rectangular Table with Greek Ornament

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