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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink and wash design sheet with ornamental panels, scrollwork, a rosette medallion, and a feathery plume motif.

Design for an Embroidered Frontal

Giuseppe Barberi, 1810

Chinoiserie garden with a pagoda pavilion, arched bridges, palm trees, and a seated figure in a red hood.

Ornamental Design from Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres No.3, (New Suite…

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil sketch of a winged figure above a reclining sleeper reaching toward light rays, labeled Insomnia.

"Insomnia," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pen and ink sketch of a draped woman gesturing over a reclining nude man on a bed beside a lit column.

"The Blessing of Sleep," Study for a Poster for Paine's Celery Compound

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolls, flower garlands, a violin and horn, and an empty central field for lettering.

Cartel décoré pour la Musique

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche with cherubs, floral scrolls, and church emblems at the base, labeled l'Eglise.

Cartel with Ecclesiastical Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved plate with two flaming incense burner designs flanking a central ornamental mount with scrolls and laurel.

Designs for Two Incense Burners and a Cartel Clock Case

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with an empty center, scrollwork frame, floral garlands, and books and instruments at the base.

Decorated Cartel with Poetry Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved design of an ornate wall clock with Roman numerals, rooster heads, floral garlands and a female bust below.

Wall Clock (Cartel) Design (Title Page Before Lettering)

Jean François Forty, 1770

Engraved design plate showing two candlesticks, a winged clock case with radiating rays, and a laurel-wreathed trophy.

Designs for Candlesticks, Cartel Clock Case, and a Trophy

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved design plate showing two ornamental trophies flanking a pedestal monument topped with an urn, numbered 27.

Designs for a Cartel Clock Case, Ornamental Sculpture, and a Trophy

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with empty center, bearded mask above, and goods and foliage overflowing a basket below.

Decorated Cartel with Commerce Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrolling garlands and military trophies of drums, flags and a shield, captioned Le Militaire.

Cartel with Military Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved plate of three designs: two wall clock cases, a laurel wreath trophy, and a console table with a garland.

Title Page and Designs for Cartel Clock Cases, Trophy, and Console Table

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Engraved plate of two cartel clock case designs with scrolls, a dragon, an urn with foliage, and a circular dial opening.

Cartel Clock Case Design

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1730

Engraved rococo cartouche for poetry with empty center, garlands, a lyre, an open book, a quill and a laurel branch.

Cartel décoré pour la Poësie

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche with empty center, crowned mask, trident, anchor, barrels and shells, marked Cartel décoré pour le

Cartel décoré pour le Commerce

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1750

Engraved rococo cartouche with empty central panel, garlands, and a globe and scientific instruments at the base, captioned L

Cartel with Scientific Motifs

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1770

Engraved design plate showing two pedestals, a console table, and a cartel clock case with neoclassical ornament.

Designs or Gueridons (Plinths), Console Table, and Cartel Clock Case

Henri Sallembier, 1770

Pencil and watercolor elevation of a paneled drawing room wall with arched doors and painted classical medallions.

Drawing: Elevation of the window wall of the drawing room of the house of Herman Oelrichs, New York

J. G. Garton, 1900